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- Icon: Studies in the History of An Idea
- Book
- 1992
- Published by: NYU Press
summary
Over the centuries, European debate about the nature and status of images of God and sacred figures has often upset the established order and shaken societies to their core. Out of this debate, an identifiable doctrine has emerged of the image in general and of the divine image in particular. This fascinating work concentrates on these historical arguments, from the period of Late Antiquity up to the great and classic defenses of images by St. John of Damascus and Theodore of Studion. Icon extends beyond the immediate concerns of religion, philosophy, aesthetics, history, and art, to engage them all.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-9
- PART ONE Reflections in Classical Antiquity
- TWO Antiquity I: The Animated Image
- pp. 23-48
- PART TWO The Icon in Early Christian Thought
- FIVE Early Christian Apologists
- pp. 95-107
- SIX Tertullian
- pp. 108-126
- SEVEN Origen
- pp. 127-140
- EIGHT Eusebius
- pp. 141-157
- NINE Dionysius Areopagita: "Poetic" Theology
- pp. 158-182
- PART THREE The Doctrine of the Icon
- TEN In Defense of Images: John of Damascus
- pp. 185-253
- Name Index
- pp. 291-293
- Subject Index
- pp. 295-298
Additional Information
ISBN
9780814723340
Related ISBN(s)
9780814711729
MARC Record
OCLC
794701087
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No