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This is an attempt to draw attention to a rarely researched aspect of medieval theology, namely the pictorial representation of Pentecost in illuminated manuscripts and frescoes. It seeks to show that images of Pentecost visualised power emanating from the divine world.
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The article seeks to demonstrate the need to interconnect the study of the history of theology, art history and general histry.
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This page is a summary of: Lichtwahrnehmung und Pfingstauffassung im Frühmittelalter, Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte, January 2009, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/157007309787838962.
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