Heritage or Heresy : Preservation and Destruction of Religious Art and Architecture in Europe

"Heritage or Heresy takes a fresh look at the concept of cultural heritage and reminds us why it matters. Schildgen delves deep into the manifestation of iconoclasm in local and national movements and takes into account the role of memory and regret in the destruction or preservation of the architectural, artistic, and historic legacy of Europe. After a close inspection she argues that the idea of secularism and mutual tolerance born in the Enlightenment provided the basis for the modern commitment that regards all natural and cultural patrimony as the shared heritage of all humanity."--Jacket This Is An Account Of The Roles Of Local And National Movements, And Of Memory And Regret In The Destruction Or Preservation Of The Architectural, Artistic, And Historic Legacy Of Europe In Which The Author Examines What Is Cultural Heritage And Why It Matters. Destruction And Preservation: Continuities And Discontinuities * Destruction: Idolatry * Destruction: Iconoclasm And Destruction In Northern Europe * In Defense Of Images: Christian Church And Religious Art * From Local Culture To World Heritage: Córdoba Mosque/cathedral * York Minster: From Local To National Preservation * Making The French Nation: Liberating France, Abba Gragoire, And The Patrimony Of The Middle Ages * Victor Hugo's Notre-dame De Paris * The Turn To National Heritage: Nineteenth-century Europe And Restoration Conclusion Memory, Regret, And History * What Is Cultural Heritage And Why Does It Matter? Brenda Deen Schildgen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction Destruction and Preservation: Continuities and Discontinuities....Pages 1-20 Destruction: Idolatry....Pages 21-38 Destruction: Iconoclasm and the Reformation in Northern Europe....Pages 39-56 In Defense of Images: Christian Church and Religious “Art”....Pages 57-78 From Local Culture to World Heritage: CÓrdoba’s Mosque/Cathedral....Pages 79-98 York Minster: From Local to National Preservation....Pages 99-119 Making the French Nation: Liberating France, AbbÉ GrÉGoire, and the Patrimony of the Middle Ages....Pages 121-132 Victor HUgo’s Notre-Dame of Paris ....Pages 133-143 The Turn to National Heritage: Nineteenth-Century Europe and Restoration....Pages 145-165 Conclusion Memory, Regret, and History: What is Cultural Heritage and Why Does It Matter?....Pages 167-185 Back Matter....Pages 187-266