The objective of Chapter 9 is to examine the ways in which the literary, visual, and aural arts conveyed the message and substance of early Christianity and early Buddhism.
After reading this chapter, you should be familiar with:
1. the ways in which the early Church, Benedictine monasticism, and the Latin Church Fathers gave shape to the Christian identity?
2. the Christian identity as revealed in art, architecture, and music?
3. the unique features of Byzantine art and architecture?
4. the Buddhist identity as revealed in the arts of India and China?
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