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1	I skenet av stearinljus : Religion och vetenskap i tre verk av Joseph Wright of Derby / Illuminated by candlelight : Religion and science in three works of Joseph Wright of Derby Fransson, Emma January 2019 (has links) This paper presents a contextual analysis of Joseph Wright of Derby's “scientific series” which contains three paintings with science motifs. The purpose of the essay is to analyze how the contemporary context has been expressed in the paintings with regard to the relationship between religion and science. This is done with a theoretical starting point in the concepts of nomos and anomy. Together this starting point and method create a basis for a broader understanding of these three paintings with a focus on religion and science. My conclusion is that these three paintings express the tense relationship between religion and science that was current in England during the 18th century (and is still found today), and that each painting provides information about the changes that arose in the nomos in correlation to the progress of science. Much research has been made on these three paintings separately, studying these paintings together, however, opens up for many new interpretations. religion science contextual analysis Joseph Wright of Derby nomos anomy. religion vetenskap kontextanalys Joseph Wright of Derby nomos anomi. Religious Studies Religionsvetenskap