USOS E FUNÇÕES DAS IMAGENS SOB O PONTO DE VISTA DA IGREJA

This paper is part of the dissertation which I am currently developing for my Master's studies at thePostgraduation Program in Arts of the Federal University of Espirito Santo. In this text, we will discuss the pointof view of the Catholic Church regarding the uses and purposes of images, based on the ecclesiasticallegislations both on a general level - the ecumenical councils - and on a more local level - the decisions taken byregional instances, such as dioceses and parishes. We will work on a long term perspective, seeking to elucidatethe beginning of the problem engendered by images since they began to be used in the christian world, showingthe changes that have taken place, and how this issue still has reflections nowadays, specially on Brazil and onthe state of Espirito Santo.