Sign In . Don't have a World Wisdom ID? Sign Up
Spiritual Poetry
Spiritual Masters - East & West Series
Noble Faces, Strong Voices: Exploring "The Spirit of Indian Women"
What bridges exist between Christianity and Islam?
A Definition of the Perennial Philosophy
William C. Chittick explores "The Sufi Doctrine of Rumi"
How can we understand Native American traditions?
The Sacred Worlds Series
Exploring "Timeless in Time" - a biography of Sri Ramana Maharshi
Interview with Frithjof Schuon - on Art
Slideshows
  What are the "Foundations of Christian Art?" Back to the List of Slideshows
    
slide 8 of 10


How does the icon function?

"The doctrinal foundation of the icon determines not only its general orientation, its subject and its iconography, but also its formal language, its style. This style is the direct result of the function of the symbol: the picture must not seek to replace the object depicted, which surpasses it eminently; according to the words of Dionysius the Areopagite it must 'respect the distance that separates the intelligible from the sensible.'"
Madonna and Child on a Curved Throne, Greece, 13th century
Back to the List of Slideshows



Home | Books | DVDs | Authors | eProducts | Members | Slideshows | Library | Image-Gallery | Links | About Us




Privacy Statement
Copyright © 2008