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St Theodore the studite's defence of the icons : theology and philosophy in ninth-century Byzantium / Torstein Theodor Tollefsen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tollefsen, Torstein Theodor, author.
- Series:
- Oxford early Christian studies.
- Oxford early christian series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theodore, Studites, Saint, 759-826.
- Theodore.
- Iconoclasm--Europe--History--To 1500.
- Iconoclasm.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- This title 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 Theodore's 'philosophy of images', namely his doctrine of images and his arguments that justify the legitimacy of images in general and of Christ in particular. Tollefsen offers a historical, theological, and philosophical exploration of Theodore's doctrine of images and his arguments justifying the legitimacy of images and of Christ.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-254873-5
- 0-19-185837-4
- 0-19-254872-7
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