Visual Thought in Russian Religious Philosophy: Pavel Florensky's Theory of the Icon

by Clemena Antonova

Book Overview

This book considers a movement within Russian religious philosophy known as "full unity" (vseedinstvo), with a focus on one of its main representatives, Pavel Florensky (1882-1937). Often referred to as "the Russian Leonardo," Florensky was an important figure of the Russian religious renaissance around the beginning of the twentieth century. This book shows that his philosophy, conceptualized in his theory of the icon, brings together the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367777835
• ISBN13: 9780367777838
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"