Images Of The Divine

Author : Ambrosios Giakalis
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2005-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047407287

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Images of the Divine: The Theology of Icons at the Seventh Ecumenical Council - Revised Edition by Ambrosios Giakalis Pdf

This book, newly revised and updated, examines the Eastern Church's theology of icons chiefly on the basis of the acta of the Seventh Ecumenical Council of 787. The political circumstances leading to the outbreak of the iconclast controversy in the eighth century are discussed in detail, but the main emphasis is on the theological arguments and assumptions of the council participants. Major themes include the nature of tradition, the relationship between image and reality, and the place of christology. Ultimately the argument over icons was about the accessibility of the divine. Icons were held by the iconophiles to communicate a deifying grace which raised the believer to participation in the life of God.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047441656

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Divine Images and Human Imaginations in Ancient Greece and Rome by Anonim Pdf

Based on the visual and textual evidence, this volume concentrates on the artistic, intellectual, religious, and socio-political importance of divine images as media of communication in the polytheistic cosmos of ancient Greece and Rome.

Author : Neal H. Walls
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015066829154

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Cult Image and Divine Representation in the Ancient Near East by Neal H. Walls Pdf

While biblical prophets ridiculed the notion of humans fashioning an idol that they would then worship, ancient Near Eastern theologians developed a sophisticated religious system in which divine beings could be physically manifest within the material of a cultic image without being limited by that embodiment. The four essays in this compact volume examine the intriguing subject of cultic images and divine iconography in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia and Syria-Palestine. This interesting and eclectic group of essays explores the textual and artifactual evidence for the creation and veneration of divine images in the ancient Near East. The recent resurgence of scholarly interest in the study of divine representation in ancient Israel and the Near East makes this comprehensive reexamination especially timely.

Author : Jason Whittaker
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781789142877

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Divine Images by Jason Whittaker Pdf

Although relatively obscure during his lifetime, William Blake has become one of the most popular English artists and writers, through poems such as “The Tyger” and “Jerusalem,” and images including The Ancient of Days. Less well-known is Blake’s radical religious and political temperament and that his visionary art was created to express a personal mythology that sought to recreate an entirely new approach to philosophy and art. This book examines both Blake’s visual and poetic work over his long career, from early engravings and poems to his final illustrations, to Dante and the Book of Job. Divine Images further explores Blake’s immense popular appeal and influence after his death, offering an inspirational look at a pioneering figure.

Author : Ambrosios Giakalis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Art
ISBN : UOM:39015033091482

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Images of the Divine by Ambrosios Giakalis Pdf

"This book examines the theology of icons in the eighth century, the most critical period in the evolution of the Eastern Church's teaching on images. The principal source is provided by the acta of the Seventh Ecumenical Council of 787." "The political circumstances which led to the outbreak of the controversy over icons are discussed in detail but the main emphasis is on the theological arguments and presuppositions of the participants in the council. Major themes include the nature of tradition, the relationship between image and reality and the place of christology." "Ultimately the argument over icons was about the accessibility of the divine. Icons were held by the iconophiles to communicate a deifying grace which raised the believer to participation in the life of God."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Pratapaditya Pal,National Gallery of Canada,Bayeux Arts (Firm)
Publisher : Bayeux Arts, Incorporated
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN : 189620905X

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Divine Images, Human Visions by Pratapaditya Pal,National Gallery of Canada,Bayeux Arts (Firm) Pdf

Over 150 exquisite color illustrations and text make this account of one of North America's finest South Asian art collections an invaluable guide.

Author : Laela Zwollo
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004387805

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St. Augustine and Plotinus: the Human Mind as Image of the Divine by Laela Zwollo Pdf

In Augustine and Plotinus: the Human Mind as Image of the Divine Laela Zwollo explores the doctrines of the image of God (the human soul or intellect) of two of the most influential thinkers of late antiquity: the Christian Augustine of Hippo and the Neo-Platonist Plotinus.

Author : Jonathan Edwards
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Analogy (Religion)
ISBN : OCLC:933053750

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Images Or Shadows of Divine Things by Jonathan Edwards Pdf

Author : Saint John (of Damascus)
Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Art
ISBN : 0881412457

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Three Treatises on the Divine Images by Saint John (of Damascus) Pdf

In AD 726, the Byzantine emperor ordered the destruction of all icons, or religious images, throughout the empire, and icons were subject to an imperial ban that was to last, with a brief remission, until AD 843. A defender of icons, St John of Damascus wrote three treatises against "those who attack the holy images." He differentiates between the veneration of icons, which is a matter of expressing honor, and idolatry, which is offering worship to something other than God.

Author : Eric A. Seibert
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451407709

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Disturbing Divine Behavior by Eric A. Seibert Pdf

How should we understand biblical texts where God is depicted as acting irrationally, violently, or destructively? If we distance ourselves from disturbing portrayals of God, how should we understand the authority of Scripture? How does the often wrathful God portrayed in the Old Testament relate to the God of love proclaimed in the New Testament? Is that contrast even accurate? Disturbing Divine Behavior addresses these perennially vexing questions for the student of the Bible. Eric A. Seibert calls for an engaged and discerning reading of the Old Testament that distinguishes the particular literary and theological goals achieved through narrative characterizations of God from the rich understanding of the divine to which the Old Testament as a whole points. Providing illuminating reflections on theological reading as well, this book will be a welcome resource for any readers who puzzle over disturbing representations of God in the Bible.

Author : Joseph Kroger,Patrizia Granziera
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351956116

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Aztec Goddesses and Christian Madonnas by Joseph Kroger,Patrizia Granziera Pdf

The face of the divine feminine can be found everywhere in Mexico. One of the most striking features of Mexican religious life is the prevalence of images of the Virgin Mother of God. This is partly because the divine feminine played such a prominent role in pre-Hispanic Mexican religion. Goddess images were central to the devotional life of the Aztecs, especially peasants and those living in villages outside the central city of Tenochtitlan (present day Mexico City). In these rural communities fertility and fecundity, more than war rituals and sacrificial tribute, were the main focus of cultic activity. Both Aztec goddesses and the Christian Madonnas who replaced them were associated, and sometimes identified, with nature and the environment: the earth, water, trees and other sources of creativity and vitality. This book uncovers the myths and images of 22 Aztec Goddesses and 28 Christian Madonnas of Mexico. Their rich and symbolic meaning is revealed by placing them in the context of the religious worldviews in which they appear and by situating them within the devotional life of the faithful for whom they function as powerful mediators of divine grace and terror.

Author : Diana L. Eck
Publisher : Anima Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Hindu symbolism
ISBN : UVA:X030209266

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Darśan, Seeing the Divine Image in India by Diana L. Eck Pdf

"Drawing from topics of religion in India such as bhakti, puja rituals, and spirit posessions, these essays offer a close study of the physical representations of god as the central feature of Hinduism. A valuable tool for students of anthroplogy and the philosophy and history of religion." --

Author : Chaya Rosenfeld Gorsetman,Elana Maryles Sztokman
Publisher : Brandeis University Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781611684582

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Educating in the Divine Image by Chaya Rosenfeld Gorsetman,Elana Maryles Sztokman Pdf

Although recent scholarship has examined gender issues in Judaism with regard to texts, rituals, and the rabbinate, there has been no full-length examination of the education of Jewish children in day schools. Drawing on studies in education, social science, and psychology, as well as personal interviews, the authors show how traditional (mainly Orthodox) day school education continues to re-inscribe gender inequities and socialize students into unhealthy gender identities and relationships. They address pedagogy, school practices, curricula, and textbooks, as along with single-sex versus coed schooling, dress codes, sex education, Jewish rituals, and gender hierarchies in educational leadership. Drawing a stark picture of the many ways both girls and boys are molded into gender identities, the authors offer concrete resources and suggestions for transforming educational practice.

Author : Walter Melion,Lee Palmer Wandel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789004300514

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Image and Incarnation by Walter Melion,Lee Palmer Wandel Pdf

These essays explore various inflections of the relation between image-making and incarnation doctrine. They illumine ways this fundamental mystery was construed as representable, and how it was seen to license the representation of other mysteries of faith.

Author : Malcolm Guite
Publisher : Canterbury Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781848258006

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Waiting on the Word by Malcolm Guite Pdf

For every day from Advent Sunday to Christmas Day and beyond, the bestselling poet Malcolm Guite chooses a favourite poem from across the Christian spiritual and English literary traditions and offers incisive seasonal reflections on it. A scholar of poetry as well as a renowned poet himself, his knowledge is deep and wide and he offers readers a soul-food feast for Advent. Among the classic writers he includes are: George Herbert, John Donne, Milton, Tennyson,and Christina Rossetti,as well as contemporary poets like Scott Cairns, Luci Shaw, and Grevel Lindop. He also includes a selection of his own highly praised work.