A history of light : the idea of photography

A history of light : the idea of photography / Junko Theresa Mikuriya.

"When was photography invented? In 1826 with the first permanent photograph? If we depart from the technologically oriented accounts and consider photography as a philosophical discourse an alternative history appears, one which examines the human impulse to reconstruct the photogogic or "...

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Main Author: Mikuriya, Junko Theresa
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.
Subjects:
Ficinus, Marsilius > 1433-1499
Iamblichus > Chalcidensis > 250-325
Plato > v427-v347
Photography.
COMPUTERS > Digital Media > Photography.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Reference.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Imaging Systems.
Photography
History
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Summary:"When was photography invented? In 1826 with the first permanent photograph? If we depart from the technologically oriented accounts and consider photography as a philosophical discourse an alternative history appears, one which examines the human impulse to reconstruct the photogogic or "the evoking of light". The significance of the photagogic throughout the history of ideas is explored via the Platonic Dialogues, Iamblichus' theurgic writings, Marsilio Ficino's texts and the works of Renaissance magus John Dee. This alternative history is not a replacement of other narratives of photographic history but rather offers a way of rethinking photography's ontological instability."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Physical Description:1 online resource (187 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781474254199
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9781474254205
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 29, 2016).

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