Between Veneration and Destruction: The Venus of St. Matthias
This article discusses the so-called “Venus of St. Matthias,” a former Roman statue of the goddess Venus that has, throughout its history, been embedded in diverse contexts of use. It has been venerated, criticized, rejected, and (almost) destroyed until it found its way into a museum where it is k...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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CERES / KHK Bochum
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer |
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| Online Access: | https://er.ceres.rub.de/index.php/ER/article/view/11228 |