During the Middle Ages, images had to be tied to the truth. Otherwise, they were considered idols. And the idols are always dangerous and, therefore, banned. So, to be justified, the imago had to be true or really refer to truth. It follows that the images were not considered just objects ‘to see’, but were perceived as almost ‘alive bodies’, real bodies: they could act as if were actually present. This essay studies the image concept in Christian thought, with particular attention to Eastern Europe, in connection to the patristic and conciliar sources. The result is the shift of its ontological meaning: contrary to the mimetic idea of greek-hellenistic culture, the christian image is an ‘impression of similarity’. This conceptual revolutio...
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L'autor defensa que el ritu baptismal de l'Espanya visigòtica efectuat amb una sola immersió no va s...
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International audienceFollowing a short review of the interpretations of two sculptures unique to Ro...
The creation of mankind, according to the Bible, was in the image of God and His likeness. The doctr...
This article studies the status of images concerning the most important parental configuration of th...
Among the image-printed loom weights from northern Italy we can identify a very small category featu...
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We are experiencing a change of times that is radically transforming the identity of the Western wor...
What analogies and symbols are used to graphically represent the immaterial soul? What devices are u...
In six points the author presents the fundamental elements of Origen’s exegetic method. The idea of ...
La presenza femminile nel mondo dello spettacolo fu oggetto di biasimo da parte dei legislatori laic...
From the origins of history to the commonplaces it has become today, the myth of the Golden Age take...
L'autor defensa que el ritu baptismal de l'Espanya visigòtica efectuat amb una sola immersió no va s...
The novel genre has explored – with its peculiar possibilities – the dynamic changes, in significanc...
Siccome l’arte ecclesiale esprime la spiritualità orientale, anche l’icona indica la lettura spiritu...
Este ensaio considera a origem mágica do termo imago e sua problemática relação com o real e o ilusó...
La rilevanza che oggi assume il politeismo idolatrico \ue8 un fenomeno nuovo, che obbliga a rivedere...
International audienceFollowing a short review of the interpretations of two sculptures unique to Ro...
The creation of mankind, according to the Bible, was in the image of God and His likeness. The doctr...
This article studies the status of images concerning the most important parental configuration of th...
Among the image-printed loom weights from northern Italy we can identify a very small category featu...
Iskustvo stida i srama znak je ljudskog stanja obilježenog krhkošću i potrebom za drugim. Taje stvar...
We are experiencing a change of times that is radically transforming the identity of the Western wor...
What analogies and symbols are used to graphically represent the immaterial soul? What devices are u...
In six points the author presents the fundamental elements of Origen’s exegetic method. The idea of ...
La presenza femminile nel mondo dello spettacolo fu oggetto di biasimo da parte dei legislatori laic...
From the origins of history to the commonplaces it has become today, the myth of the Golden Age take...
L'autor defensa que el ritu baptismal de l'Espanya visigòtica efectuat amb una sola immersió no va s...
The novel genre has explored – with its peculiar possibilities – the dynamic changes, in significanc...