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Saint Sebastian from Roman Martyr to Queer Icon

Saint Sebastian from Roman Martyr to Queer Icon

Hardcover

Series: Queer and Trans Approaches to Religion and Theology

Religion General CatholicismGeneral Art

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ISBN13: 9798216278849
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.11
Height: 1.11 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

This book traces the afterlives of Saint Sebastian from martyr and plague saint to queer icon and socio-political protest figure as represented within art and literature.

Initially venerated as a local Roman saint in the 4th century, St. Sebastian later became a popular plague saint in the 14th century and queer identification figure and universal protest icon in the 19th and 20th centuries. Stephanie Höllinger and Stephan Goertz shine a light on this rich and varied history, placing particular interest in revealing St. Sebastian's influence on contemporary art and literature. By examining the saint's representation in art, this book uncovers a thought-provoking, cross-historical dialogue between theological, social, and political ideologies embodied by the saint.

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