Overview
- Examines the legacy of Pseudo-Dionysius and his impact on the development of Christian visual culture
- Explores the relation of the Dionysian philosophical system to the materiality and visualization of the world
- Crosses perceived disciplinary boundaries in a constructive and fruitful way, bringing together theologians, art historians, and literary scholars
Part of the book series: New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture (NABHC)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book uses Pseudo-Dionysius and his mystic theology to explore attitudes and beliefs about images in the early medieval West and Byzantium. Composed in the early sixth century, the Corpus Dionysiacum, the collection of texts transmitted under the name of Dionysius the Areopagite, developed a number of themes which have a predominantly visual and spatial dimension. Pseudo-Dionysius’ contribution to the development of Christian visual culture, visual thinking and figural art-making are examined in this book to systematically investigate his long-lasting legacy and influence. The contributors embrace religious studies, philosophy, theology, art, and architectural history, to consider the depth of the interaction between the Corpus Dionysiacum and various aspects of contemporary Byzantine and western cultures, including ecclesiastical and lay power, politics, religion, and art.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Francesca Dell’Acqua is Assistant Professor of the History of Medieval Art at the University of Salerno, Italy, and holds the Habilitation to Associate Professorship in the History of Medieval Art (ASN 2012).
Ernesto Sergio Mainoldi is Senior Research Associate of the History of Philosophy at the University of Salerno, Italy, and holds the Habilitation to Associate Professorship in the History of Medieval Philosophy and Medieval Latin Literature and Philology (ASN 2018).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pseudo-Dionysius and Christian Visual Culture, c.500–900
Editors: Francesca Dell’Acqua, Ernesto Sergio Mainoldi
Series Title: New Approaches to Byzantine History and Culture
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24769-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24768-3Published: 02 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24771-3Published: 31 December 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-24769-0Published: 20 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2730-9363
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9371
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 329
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Medieval Europe, Cultural History, History of Religion, Christian Theology, History of the Middle East