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blutrippe's review against another edition
4.0
I will be honest:
I couldn't make if through the whole book.
The text is very dry and matter of fact-ly, but the photographs are breathtaking!
So I went and stared at the pictures and red the parts I felt were interesting.
It still is a amazing book, mostly of people with a history passion, but I still will take a star for the very scientific text.
I couldn't make if through the whole book.
The text is very dry and matter of fact-ly, but the photographs are breathtaking!
So I went and stared at the pictures and red the parts I felt were interesting.
It still is a amazing book, mostly of people with a history passion, but I still will take a star for the very scientific text.
tybo's review against another edition
5.0
Worth checking out for the numerous photographs alone, this book offers a peek into a fascinating and little known chapter of Catholic history.
brotlaib's review against another edition
4.5
Koudounaris kombiniert in diesem Buch eine detaillierte Recherche mit wunderschönen Fotografien von Katakombenheiligen. Ein Unding, dass dieses Buch seit längerer Zeit versteckt zwischen meinen anderen ungelesen Büchern ruhte.
marginaliant's review against another edition
5.0
Unparalleled photography and a very good narrative of the attitudes and circumstances that led to the creations of catacomb saints. Absolutely a pleasure to read.
nota_candycaine's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Religious bigotry
ellephuonglinhnguyen's review against another edition
4.0
Reviving the idea of the heroic martyr was central to the image the Counter-Reformation wanted to cultivate for the modern Church. The period of the martyrdoms was romanticized as the most pure and valorous in Christian history, and the Catholics wanted to portray themselves as the successors of that apostolic faith. The basic precept was semper eadem ('ever the same'): parallels with the early Church validated the practices and struggles of the contemporary one. Anti-Protestant propaganda from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was fuelled by images of martyrdom, and those who died at the hands of the new foes were considered equals to those who had sacrificed themselves at the dawn of the Christian era. The remains in the catacombs under the city were interpreted as proof that the Church in Rome represented truth and constancy, and provided a potent symbol that the Christian world was founded through sacrifice against heresy — a battle that must now be won again.
bogbodyanon's review against another edition
5.0
Koudounaris manages to combine rigorous academic research with the aesthetics of a luxe coffee table book to great effect. Heavenly Bodies gives readers a thorough history of catacomb saints including their rise and fall in popularity.