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Moving Beyond Theoria Toward Theosis : The Telos of Plato's Cave and the Orthodox Icon / Justin A. Davis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Davis, Justin A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Devotional objects--Orthodox Eastern Church.
- Devotional objects.
- Icons.
- Plato's cave (Allegory).
- Teleology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (293 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2024.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
- Summary:
- Moving Beyond Theoria Towards Theosis focuses on the telos of man as understood in Plato's theoria, envisioned in the allegory of the cave, and early Christian reinterpretation of theoria as theosis. Central to this is the place of icons in the Orthodox Church.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The Platonic Universe and the Cave
- Receiving Plato
- A Revelation in the Icon
- The Telos of an Icon
- Iconoclasm and the Iconodules
- A Western Interlude
- A Christian Return to Plato?
- Treatment of Selected Icons
- Icons and Community
- Conclusion
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 18, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-43025-4
- 1-66694-956-6
- OCLC:
- 1438668963
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