THEO 228 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Celtic Christianity, Medicinal Plants, Christian Art
20 Mar 2020
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Christian art and the insular manuscript tradition: theology is "faith seeking understanding", liturgical celebration and spiritual practices perform and communicate theological meaning, art as carrier of meaning. Christ, son of god, saviour": "inoofic xpio-ric, 0e00 ykic, ao-rrip" (lesous christos, Theou yios, safer): christianity and image-making, the making of images was not without controversy in the early church. One of the ten commandments expressly forbids the making of carved images or other figurative art. Attempt to prevent idolatry: hostility towards images was dramatically expressed in the byzantine empire during what is called the iconoclastic controversies of the 8th and 9th centuries. Iconoclasts and iconodules: some christians, called iconoclasts, felt that the making of any image constituted idolatry. Christians who favoured the making and use of images as a legitimate part of their spirituality were called iconodules: the inconodules" defense: the doctrine of the incarnation of christ, god was made human material and tangible.
