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Icons in theory and practice: an Orthodox Church example

History of religions • 24 (4) • Published In 1985 • Pages: 345-368

By: Kenna, Margaret E..

Abstract

This essay describes the icon, a type of religious picture associated with the Orthodox Christian faith, which are made according to traditional formulae that are believed to enable the icon to transmit divine grace to human devotees (p. 345). The author tries to relate the writings of theologians and art historians on the religious and artistic significance of these religious paintings to ethnographic data relevant to everyday domestic life in the Greek community on Nisos.

HRAF PubDate

2003

Region

Europe

Sub Region

Southeastern Europe

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 2002

Field Date

1960s-1980s

Coverage Date

1960s-1980s

Coverage Place

Island of Nisos (a pseudonym), Greece

Notes

Margaret E. Kenna

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

64001081

LCSH

Greece