Publication: De la visualización al (con)tacto devoto. Aproximación a la interpretación física con las hermas griegas.
Authors
Huerta Segovia, Pelayo
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Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.6018/imafronte.555611
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Abstract
En el presente estudio, se subraya la importancia de adoptar como instrumento de análisis
la interacción no sólo visual, sino física con la imagen divina griega denominada “herma”.
Partiendo de su bifuncionalidad, se pretende esbozar una interpretación del significado del
contacto físico directo del devoto griego con esta estatua a partir de la evidencia iconográfica
y literaria antigua, vinculado a una funcionalidad primaria ritual de esta imagen y a su
omnipresencia en el paisaje urbano y rural ateniense. En último lugar, se sugiere la adopción
del término “devoto-tocador” para referir a la comprensión y percepción antigua del lenguaje
visual semi-antropomorfo de estas imágenes, y de la identidad divina que cobijan.
In this paper, I underline the importance to focus not only on the visual but also the physical interaction with the Greek divine image called ‘herm’. On the basis of its bifunctionality, and based on the iconographic and literary evidence, I intend to give a brief interpretation of the meaning of the direct physical contact with this statue, probably linked to a ritual primary functionality and to his ubiquitous presence. Finally, I suggest the adoption of the term “toucher-worshipper” as useful to refer to the ancient comprehension, assimilation, and perception of the semi-iconic visual language and the embodied divine identity.
In this paper, I underline the importance to focus not only on the visual but also the physical interaction with the Greek divine image called ‘herm’. On the basis of its bifunctionality, and based on the iconographic and literary evidence, I intend to give a brief interpretation of the meaning of the direct physical contact with this statue, probably linked to a ritual primary functionality and to his ubiquitous presence. Finally, I suggest the adoption of the term “toucher-worshipper” as useful to refer to the ancient comprehension, assimilation, and perception of the semi-iconic visual language and the embodied divine identity.
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Citation
Imafronte, Nº.30, 2023
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