(Source: Wikipedia)
Brill will
publish a book on the history of "justice" and its iconography
through the centuries later this month.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Justice
Blindfolded gives an overview of the history of "justice" and its
iconography through the centuries. Justice has been portrayed as a woman with
scales, or holding a sword, or, since the fiftteenth century, with her eyes
bandaged. This last symbol contains the idea that justice is both impartial and
blind, reminding indirectly of the bandaged Christ on the cross, a central
figure in the Christian idea of fairness and forgiveness.
In this rich and
imaginative journey through history and philosophy, Prosperi manages to convey
a full account of the ways justice has been described, portrayed and imagined.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Adriano
Prosperi, Ph.D (1968), Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy, is Emeritus Professor
of Early Modern History. He has published extensively on the Reformation, the
Tridentine Council, and the idea of faith in Western Europe. His most recent
books are a study of Luther, Lutero. Gli anni della fede e della libertà (Milan
2017) and a history of the death penalty, Crime and Forgiveness: Christianizing
Execution in Medieval Europe (Harvard University Press 2018)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface to the
Italian Edition
Preface to the
English Edition Index of Illustrations
Chapter One.
Scale and Sword, Eyes and Blindfold: the Attributes of Justice
Chapter Two.
Justice, That is to Say God
Chapter Three.
The Blindfold
Chapter Four.
Jesus, Barabbas and the Good Thief
Chapter Five.
Justice and Grace
Chapter Six.
Miracles and Salvation
Chapter Seven.
The Divine Eye of the Law
Chapter Eight.
Changes in Symbols
Chapter Nine.
The Veil of Justice and the Risks of the Limelight.
More information
here
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