Orthodox Cosmology and Cosmography

Orthodox iconography is focused on the idea of representing the cosmos, the essence of God’s creatio ex nihilo, thus serving as a visual cosmology and thence - as a cosmography of all being. Icons depict the image of the archetypal world in its integrity, unachievable for the limited human abilitie...

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Main Author: Rotislava Todorova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2014-09-01
Series:Eikón Imago
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/EIKO/article/view/73399