How Long to Read Space, Time, and Presence in the Icon

How Long Does it Take to Read Space, Time, and Presence in the Icon?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 30 minutes to read Space, Time, and Presence in the Icon by Dr Clemena Antonova

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book contributes to the re-emerging field of 'theology through the arts' by proposing a way of approaching one of the most challenging theological concepts - divine timelessness - through the principle of construction of space in the icon. One of the main objectives of this book is to discuss critically the implications of 'reverse perspective', which is especially characteristic of Byzantine and Byzantining art. Drawing on the work of Pavel Florensky, one of the foremost Russian religious philosophers at the beginning of the 20th century, Antonova shows that Florensky's concept of 'supplementary planes' can be used productively within a new approach to the question. Antonova works up new criteria for the understanding of how space and time can be handled in a way that does not reverse standard linear perspective (as conventionally claimed) but acts in its own way to create eternalised images which are not involved with perspective at all. Arguing that the structure of the icon is determined by a conception of God who exits in past, present, and future, simultaneously, Antonova develops an iconography of images done in the Byzantine style both in the East and in the West which is truer to their own cultural context than is generally provided for by western interpretations. This book draws upon philosophy, theology and liturgy to see how relatively abstract notions of a deity beyond time and space enter images made by painters.

How long is Space, Time, and Presence in the Icon?

Space, Time, and Presence in the Icon by Dr Clemena Antonova is 210 pages long, and a total of 52,500 words.

This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 64% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Space, Time, and Presence in the Icon Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 46 minutes to read Space, Time, and Presence in the Icon aloud.

What Reading Level is Space, Time, and Presence in the Icon?

Space, Time, and Presence in the Icon is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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