Ouspensky, Leonide creator Meyendorff, Elizabeth text xx Crestwood, N.Y St. Vladimir's Seminary Press 1978 9999 monographic und eng

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232 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. 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. Leonide Ouspensky; translated by Elizabeth Meyendorff Translation of : Essai sur la théologie de l'icone dans l'Eglise orthodoxe. Orthodox Eastern Church Doctrines History.Icons Cult.Christianity and art Orthodox Eastern Church BX323 .O8513 1978 97809138364220913836427 231116