Depicting the word : : Byzantine iconophile thought of the eighth and ninth centuries / / Ken Parry.

• Superior document: Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 12
• VerfasserIn: Parry, Ken, 1945-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, [1996]; ©1996
• Year of Publication: 1996
• Language: English
• Series: Medieval Mediterranean ; Volume 12.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (230 pages)

This volume is a comparative study of the major iconophile writings of John of Damascus, Theodore the Studite and the Patriarch Nikephoros. Contrary to expectations, this study shows that far from being reactionary in their thought, the iconophiles were in fact more radical in their theology that the iconoclasts. Following an historical introduction, the first part of the book deals with philosophical themes. Titles of particular chapters include Aristotelianism, Icon and Idol, Patristic Authority, Written and Unwritten Tradition, Modes of Veneration, and Biblical Exegesis. This book will be of considerable interest to scholars and students of the Byzantine iconoclastic period. Readers seeking to understand the importance of icons and iconography in Byzantine Christianity will find this volume particularly useful.

Table of Contents

Preface -- Abbreviations -- Historical Introduction 1 -- Image and Prototype 22 -- Types of Images 34 -- Icon and Idol 44 -- Aristotelianism 52 -- The Incarnation 70 -- Angelology 81 -- Image and Likeness 89 -- Circumscription and Uncircumscribability 99 -- Apophaticism and Deification 114 -- Biblical Exegesis 125 -- Heresies and Church Councils 133 -- Patristic Authority 145 -- Written and Unwritten Tradition 156 -- Modes of Veneration 166 -- Eucharist and Cross 178 -- Theotokos and Saints 191 -- Conclusion 202 -- Bibliography 207 -- Index 213.