Hesychasm And Art

Author : Anita Strezova
Publisher : ANU Press
ISBN 13 : 1925021858
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hesychasm and Art written by Anita Strezova and published by ANU Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Although many of the iconographic traditions in Byzantine art formed in the early centuries of Christianity, they were not petrified within a time warp. Subtle changes and refinements in Byzantine theology did find reflection in changes to the iconographic and stylistic conventions of Byzantine art. This is a brilliant and innovative book in which Dr Anita Strezova argues that a religious movement called Hesychasm, especially as espoused by the great Athonite monk St Gregory Palamas, had a profound impact on the iconography and style of Byzantine art, including that of the Slav diaspora, of the late Byzantine period. While many have been attracted to speculate on such a connection, none until now has embarked on proving such a nexus. The main stumbling blocks have included the need for a comprehensive knowledge of Byzantine theology; a training in art history, especially iconological, semiotic and formalist methodologies; extensive fieldwork in Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Turkey and Russia, and a working knowledge of Greek, Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Latin as well as several modern European languages, French, German, Russian and Italian. These are some of the skills which Dr Strezova has brought to her topic.” Professor Sasha Grishin AM, FAHA Adjunct Professor of Art History School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics The Australian National University

Author : Anita Strezova
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Download or read book Hesychasm and Art : The Appearance of New Iconographic Trends in Byzantine and Slavic Lands in the 14th and 15th Centuries written by Anita Strezova and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2Although many of the iconographic traditions in Byzantine art formed in the early centuries of Christianity, they were not petrified within a time warp. Subtle changes and refinements in Byzantine theology did find reflection in changes to the iconographic and stylistic conventions of Byzantine art. This is a brilliant and innovative book in which Dr Anita Strezova argues that a religious movement called Hesychasm, especially as espoused by the great Athonite monk St Gregory Palamas, had a profound impact on the iconography and style of Byzantine art, including that of the Slav diaspora, of the late Byzantine period. While many have been attracted to speculate on such a connection, none until now has embarked on proving such a nexus. The main stumbling blocks have included the need for a comprehensive knowledge of Byzantine theology; a training in art history, especially iconological, semiotic and formalist methodologies; extensive fieldwork in Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Turkey and Russia, and a working knowledge of Greek, Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Latin as well as several modern European languages, French, German, Russian and Italian. These are some of the skills which Dr Strezova has brought to her topic.3 Professor Sasha Grishin AM, FAHA Adjunct Professor of Art History School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics The Australian National University.

Author : Anita Strezova
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 930 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Impact of Byzantine Hesychasm on Christian Art in Byzantine and Slavic Lands in 14th and 15th Centuries written by Anita Strezova and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this research is to explore the possible relationship between the religious movement of hesychasm and the development of new artistic trends in Byzantine and Slavic lands during the Palaeologan period (1261-1453). This research also investigates the background currents, circumstances and persons which impelled the outbreak of the hesychast controversy. It further examines the doctrinal views of both hesychasts and humanists and considers the iconographical and stylistic changes in the Christian art of 14th and 15th centuries. Three compositions depicting three major feasts, the Transfiguration, the Anastasis and the Trinity, are selected as case studies to illustrate the transformations of art that occurred during the Palaeologan period. Combined methods of analysis are used in this thesis, including broader sociological and theological methods, with emphasis on several key issues, such as the cultural context, the thematic content, the aesthetic status and the theological role of images within theological discourse. However, formal and iconographical analyses are the principal means for study of the qualities, nature and history of the selected compositions.

Author : Lara Chadd
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An exploration into the influence of Hesychasm on art in Byzantium and Russia, during the fourteenth century written by Lara Chadd and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bernadette Dieker
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ISBN 13 : 9781887752459
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Merton & Hesychasm written by Bernadette Dieker and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This profound work introduces the West to Eastern Christian spirituality through the lens of Thomas Merton, as practiced from the time of the Desert Fathers. Contributors to this volume present the riches of Christian contemplative methods and experience dating back to their original Christian source.

Author : Rachel Mary Kathleen Huckstep
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Total Pages : 100 pages
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Download or read book Framing Hesychasm and Art written by Rachel Mary Kathleen Huckstep and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Kordis
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ISBN 13 : 9781935317098
Total Pages : 102 pages
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Download or read book Icon as Communion written by George Kordis and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ruth E. Berg
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
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Download or read book The Art of Meditation as Defined by the Hesychasts from the Critical Perspective of Psychology written by Ruth E. Berg and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jenifer M. Dye
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
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Download or read book A Contextual Analysis of Hesychasm's Relationship to Art Production in Fourteenth Century Byzantium written by Jenifer M. Dye and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Léonide Ouspensky
Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
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Total Pages : 208 pages
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Download or read book Theology of the Icon written by Léonide Ouspensky and published by St Vladimir's Seminary Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most comprehensive introduction available to the history and theology of the icon, and is the standard text upon which most modern studies of iconography are based. It includes more than the basic theory of the transfiguration of beauty and the sanctification of art. It is a fundamental element in the entire body of Orthodox Tradition. n this two-volume work, author Leonid Ouspensky provides the reader with a deep and serious approach to the mystery of the sacred image. He surveys the development of the sacred art of the Christian East from its beginnings in catacomb art through the iconoclastic controversy of the eighth and ninth century. Drawing especially on the Russian Orthodox tradition, the author studies a large number of texts with care and in great detail. He includes an analysis of the flowering of early Russian iconography, tracing its later development and the state of the art today. The 51 black and white photo illustrations, along with the four-panel foldout and six color plates, will enable the reader to appreciate the Orthodox icon with an informed mind and open heart. Volume I, originally published in 1978, has been updated by the author and contains large sections of new material [Publisher description]