Images of the divine : the theology of icons at the Seventh Ecumenical Council / by Ambrosios Giakalis ; with a foreword by Henry Chadwick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giakalis, Ambrosios.

Series:

Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 122.

Studies in the history of Christian traditions, 1573-5664 ; v. 122

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Icons--Cult--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Image (Theology)--History of doctrines--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Iconoclasm.

Orthodox Eastern Church--Doctrines.

Council of Nicaea--(2nd : 787).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Foreword, Henry Chadwick

Preface

I. Introduction

II. Icon and Tradition

III. Icon as an Agent of Truth

IV. Icon and Reality

V. Icon and Christology

VI. Icon and Worship

VII. The Significance of the Council

Afterword 2005

Abbreviations

Bibliography

Supplementary Bibliography

Index of Names and Places

Index of Subjects.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Cambridge, 1988.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-156) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-86786-8

9786610867868

1-4294-5291-9

90-474-0728-8

1-4337-0508-7

OCLC:

476024021

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047407287 DOI