Icon
Studies in the History of an Idea
Published on 1. August 1992
277 pages
978-0-8147-2334-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"[This] rewarding journey...of approximately 1,200 years is taken with only small side trips, but even these are enchanting... Valuable to all of us who have inherited a secular culture." (Academic Library Book Review)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
126,94 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-8147-2334-0 (9780814723340)
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Persons
Moshe Barasch was Jack Cotton Professor of Architecture and Fine Arts at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He wrote numerous books including Icon, Theories of Art, and Modern Theories of Art I and II, all published by NYU Press. A winner of the Israel Prize in 1996, he was elected corresponding member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART ONE Reflections in Classical Antiquity
- ONE The Biblical Prohibition of Images
- TWO Antiquity I: The Animated Image
- THREE Antiquity II: Against the Images of Gods
- FOUR Resemblance: The Internal Development of the Concept
- PART TWO The Icon in Early Christian Thought
- FIVE Early Christian Apologists
- SIX Tertullian
- SEVEN Origen
- EIGHT Eusebius
- NINE Dionysius Areopagita: "Poetic" Theology
- PART THREE The Doctrine of the Icon
- TEN In Defense of Images: John of Damascus
- ELEVEN The Icon and the Doctrine of Art: Theodore of Studion
- Name Index
- Subject Index
