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St Theodore the Studite's defence of the icons : theology and philosophy in ninth-century Byzantium /

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St Theodore the Studite's Defence of the Icons' provides an investigation of the icon-theology of St Theodore the Studite, mainly as it is presented in his three refutations of the iconoclasts, the Antirrhetici tres adversus iconomachos. Torstein Theodor Tollefsen explores Theodoreþs '...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tollefsen, Torstein, 1953- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Series:Oxford early Christian studies.
Subjects:
Theodore, > Studites, Saint, > 759-826.
Theodore, > Studites, Saint, > 759-826. > Antirrheticus adversus iconomachos.
Theodore, > Studites, Saint, > 759-826
Iconoclasm > Controversial literature.
Icons, Byzantine > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Icons > History of doctrines > Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Icons > Cult > Early works to 1800.
Iconoclasme > Ouvrages de controverse.
Icônes byzantines > Histoire des doctrines > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Icônes > Histoire des doctrines > 600-1500 (Moyen Âge)
Icônes > Culte > Ouvrages avant 1800.
ART > Subjects & Themes > General.
Iconoclasm
Icons > Cult
600-1500
Electronic books.
Controversial literature
Early works
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; St Theodore the Studite's Defence of the Icons: Theology and Philosophy in Ninth-Century Byzantium; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; THE TOPIC; EARLIER LITERATURE ON THE ICONOCLAST CONTROVERSY AND ON THEODORE; CONCILIAR BACKGROUND; 1: Method and Logic in Theodore's Treatises; METHOD; THEODORE'S EDUCATION; UNIVERSALS; CATEGORIES; HOMONYMY; ARGUMENT; 2: Circumscription; CIRCUMSCRIPTION AND CHRISTOLOGICAL TRADITION; ICONOCLAST CHRISTOLOGY; THEODORE'S CHRISTOLOGY; COMMUNICATIO IDIOMATUM; APPEARANCE: DEFINING THE SUBJECT OF PAINTING; 3: Relation.
  • PROTOTYPE AND IMAGEHONOUR PASSES FROM IMAGE TO PROTOTYPE; HOMONYMY AND SYNONYMY; 4: True Image or Idol of Deceit; TRUE IMAGE; MATTER; MEMORY, CONTEMPLATION, AND VENERATION; Conclusion; APPENDIX: Why Should There Be Such a Thing as Christian Art at All?; Bibliography; Theodore; Ancient and Medieval Texts and Translations; Other Works; Greek-English Glossary and Index; Index of Passages; Index of Names; General Index.