Survival of Pagan Gods

Japanese: survival of pagan gods(英語表記)survivalofpagangods
Survival of Pagan Gods

…Such images of unexpected encounters between the living and the dead, or the victory of death over the living, were developed in the woodblock-printed book “Dance of Death” in the second half of the 15th century. Another important element in medieval allegory, alongside Christianity, was the tradition of classical antiquity, which Panofsky described as “renascences” and Seznec described as “survival of pagan gods.” The pagan gods were not forgotten or extinct in Christian theology. …

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Japanese:

…こうした生者と死者の不意の出会い,あるいは生者に対する〈死の勝利〉といった図像は,15世紀後半には木版画入り印刷本《死の舞踏》へと展開する。 中世のアレゴリーにおいて,キリスト教と並ぶもうひとつの重要な要素は,パノフスキーが〈再生renascences〉,セズネックが〈異教の神々の生残りsurvival of pagan gods〉と表現した,古典古代の伝統である。異教の神々はキリスト教神学のなかで忘却され,死滅したのではなかった。…

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