Space, time, and presence in the icon :: seeing the world with the eyes of God /

This book contributes to the re-emerging field of "theology through the arts" by proposing a way of approaching one of the most challenging theological concepts - divine timelessness - through the principle of construction of space in the icon. One of the main objectives of this book is to...

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1. Verfasser: Antonova, Clemena, 1970-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, ©2010.
Schriftenreihe:Ashgate studies in theology, imagination, and the arts.
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Zusammenfassung:This book contributes to the re-emerging field of "theology through the arts" by proposing a way of approaching one of the most challenging theological concepts - divine timelessness - through the principle of construction of space in the icon. One of the main objectives of this book is to discuss critically the implications of "reverse perspective", which is especially characteristic of Byzantine and Byzantining art. Drawing on the work of Pavel Florensky, one of the foremost Russian religious philosophers at the beginning of the 20th century, Antonova shows that Florensky.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 193 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-190) and index.
ISBN:0754667987
9780754667988
075469738X
9780754697381
1282385305
9781282385306

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