Phenomenology of the Icon

Mediating God through the Image

Stephanie Rumpza, Jean-Luc Marion

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Cambridge University Press
31 August 2023

History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; Western philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, c 500 to c 1600; Philosophy of religion

How can something finite mediate an infinite God? Weaving patristics, theology, art history, aesthetics, and religious practice with the hermeneutic phenomenology of Hans-George Gadamer and Jean-Luc Marion, Stephanie Rumpza proposes a new answer to this paradox by offering a fresh and original approach to the Byzantine icon. She demonstrates the power and relevance of the phenomenological method to integrate hermeneutic aesthetics and divine transcendence, notably how the material and visual dimensions of the icon are illuminated by traditional practices of prayer. Rumpza's study targets a problem that is a major fault line in the continental philosophy of religion – the integrity of finite beings I relation to a God that transcends them. For philosophers, her book demonstrates the relevance of a cherished religious practice of Eastern Christianity. For art historians, she proposes a novel philosophical paradigm for understanding the icon as it is approached in practice.

By: Stephanie Rumpza
Preface by: Jean-Luc Marion
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781009317924
ISBN 10: 100931792X
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 31 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. An introduction to the icon; 2. Resonance: Hans-Georg Gadamer's aesthetics; 3. The window: Jean-Luc Marion's 'Icon'; 4. Representation: the icon and artwork; 5. Presence: the icon and prayer; 6. Substitution: the icon and veneration; 7. Performance: the icon and the liturgy; 8. The love letter: iconic mediation; Select bibliography; Index.

Stephanie Rumpza is a researcher in Philosophy at Sorbonne Université (Paris IV). Her research focuses on the mediation of image, word, and expression and the relation between phenomenological and theological thinking.

Reviews for Phenomenology of the Icon: Mediating God through the Image

'To any reader seriously interested in the crucial issue of the icon, Stephanie Rumpza's work will appear as an invaluable achievement…. No doubt, this work will stand as a landmark in the understanding of the icon.' Jean-Luc Marion, Académie Française 'This is the first philosophical book on Byzantine iconography to be written in the phenomenological tradition. In addition, the reader has been catered for with a flawless introduction to Patristic debates on the icon, before and after the Second Council of Nicaea, plus an introduction to Modern and Contemporary Orthodox theology of the icon. Dr Rumpza's contribution will be indispensable — to theologians, art historians, and philosophers alike.' Jean-Yves Lacoste, Les Études Philosophiques