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OverviewHow can something finite mediate an infinite God? Weaving patristics, theology, art history, aesthetics, and religious practice with the hermeneutic phenomenology of Hans-George Gadamer and Jean-Luc Marion, Stephanie Rumpza proposes a new answer to this paradox by offering a fresh and original approach to the Byzantine icon. She demonstrates the power and relevance of the phenomenological method to integrate hermeneutic aesthetics and divine transcendence, notably how the material and visual dimensions of the icon are illuminated by traditional practices of prayer. Rumpza's study targets a problem that is a major fault line in the continental philosophy of religion – the integrity of finite beings I relation to a God that transcends them. For philosophers, her book demonstrates the relevance of a cherished religious practice of Eastern Christianity. For art historians, she proposes a novel philosophical paradigm for understanding the icon as it is approached in practice. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephanie Rumpza (Sorbonne Université, Paris) , Jean-Luc MarionPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.620kg ISBN: 9781009317924ISBN 10: 100931792 Pages: 350 Publication Date: 31 August 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. An introduction to the icon; 2. Resonance: Hans-Georg Gadamer's aesthetics; 3. The window: Jean-Luc Marion's 'Icon'; 4. Representation: the icon and artwork; 5. Presence: the icon and prayer; 6. Substitution: the icon and veneration; 7. Performance: the icon and the liturgy; 8. The love letter: iconic mediation; Select bibliography; Index.Reviews'To any reader seriously interested in the crucial issue of the icon, Stephanie Rumpza's work will appear as an invaluable achievement…. No doubt, this work will stand as a landmark in the understanding of the icon.' Jean-Luc Marion, Académie Française 'This is the first philosophical book on Byzantine iconography to be written in the phenomenological tradition. In addition, the reader has been catered for with a flawless introduction to Patristic debates on the icon, before and after the Second Council of Nicaea, plus an introduction to Modern and Contemporary Orthodox theology of the icon. Dr Rumpza's contribution will be indispensable — to theologians, art historians, and philosophers alike.' Jean-Yves Lacoste, Les Études Philosophiques Author InformationStephanie Rumpza is a researcher in Philosophy at Sorbonne Université (Paris IV). Her research focuses on the mediation of image, word, and expression and the relation between phenomenological and theological thinking. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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