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Author : Jonathan Scheff
Release : 2011-10-18
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 479/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Boston Icons by : Jonathan Scheff
Download or read book Boston Icons written by Jonathan Scheff. This book was released on 2011-10-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiled here are fifty classic symbols of this extraordinary city, revealing little-known facts, longtime secrets, and historical legends.
Author : Bruce Irving
Release : 2011-08-23
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 272/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis New England Icons by : Bruce Irving
Download or read book New England Icons written by Bruce Irving. This book was released on 2011-08-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Read the stories behind the scenery: Short, rich, uncommonly engaging histories and descriptions of New England's most notable and recognizable features are accompanied by pitch-perfect photos by one of the region's best architectural photographers."--P. [4] of jacket.
Author : Jeana Visel
Release : 2016
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 603/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Icons in the Western Church by : Jeana Visel
Download or read book Icons in the Western Church written by Jeana Visel. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the Eastern tradition of Christianity, the eikon, or religious image, has long held a place of honor. In the greater part of Western Christianity, however, discomfort with images in worship, both statues and panel icons, has been a relatively common current, particularly since the Reformation. In the Roman Catholic Church, after years of using religious statues, the Second Vatican Council's call for "noble simplicity" in many cases led to a stripping of images that in some ways helped refocus attention on the eucharistic celebration itself but also led to a starkness that has left many Roman Catholics unsure of how to interact with the saints or with religious images at all. Today, Western interest in panel icons has been rising, yet we lack standards of quality or catechesis on what to do with them. This book makes the case that icons should have a role to play in the Western Church that goes beyond mere decoration. Citing theological and ecumenical reasons, Visel argues that, with regard to use of icons, the post-Vatican II Roman Catholic Church needs to give greater respect to the Eastern tradition. While Roman Catholics may never interact with icons in quite the same way that Eastern Christians do, we do need to come to terms with what icons are and how we should encounter them.
Author : Jelena Bogdanović
Release : 2021-07-26
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 846/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Icons of Space by : Jelena Bogdanović
Download or read book Icons of Space written by Jelena Bogdanović. This book was released on 2021-07-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Icons of Space: Advances in Hierotopy brings together important scholars of Byzantine religion, art, and architecture, to honour the work of renowned art historian Alexei Lidov. As well as his numerous publications, Lidov is well known for developing the concept of hierotopy, an innovative approach for studying the creation of sacred spaces. Hierotopy and the related concepts of ‘spatial icons’ and ‘image-paradigms’ emphasize fundamental questions about icons, including what defines them as structures, spaces, and experiences. Chapters in this volume engage with the overarching theme of icons of space by employing, contrasting, and complementing methods of hierotopy with more traditional approaches such as iconography. Examinations of icons have traditionally been positioned within strictly historical, theological, socio-economic, political, and art history domains, but this volume poses epistemological questions about the creation of sacred spaces that are instead inclusive of multi-layered iconic ideas and the lived experiences of the creators and beholders of such spaces. This book contributes to image theory and theories of architecture and sacred space. Simultaneously, it moves beyond colonial studies that predominantly focus on questions of religion and politics as expressions of privileged knowledge and power. This book will appeal to scholars and students of Byzantine history, as well as those interested in hierotopy and art history.
Author : Jefferson J. A. Gatrall
Release : 2010
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 77X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Alter Icons by : Jefferson J. A. Gatrall
Download or read book Alter Icons written by Jefferson J. A. Gatrall. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of essays by eleven scholars of Russian history, art, literature, cinema, philosophy, and theology that track key shifts in the production, circulation, and consumption of the Russian icon from Peter the Great's Enlightenment to the post-Soviet revival of the Orthodox Church"--Provided by publisher.
