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Theology of the Icon /

Ouspensky, Leonide

Theology of the Icon / Leonide Ouspensky; translated by Elizabeth Meyendorff - Crestwood, N.Y. : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1978 - 232 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Translation of : Essai sur la théologie de l'icone dans l'Eglise orthodoxe.

The symbolism of the church -- The origin of the Christian image -- The first icons of Christ and the Virgin -- The art of the first centuries of Christianity and its symbolism -- Sacred art in the Constantinian era -- The Quinisext Council: its teaching on the image -- The pre-iconoclastic period -- The iconoclastic period: an abridged history -- The iconoclastic teaching and the Orthodox response -- The meaning and content of the icon.

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Orthodox Eastern Church Doctrines History.Icons Cult.Christianity and art Orthodox Eastern Church.

BX323 / .O8513 1978
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