RELG 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Cappadocian Fathers
27 Oct 2014
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Relg 101 - introduction to world religions: western traditions - lecture 12: eastern. Historical examples of huge influence that is presence in eastern orthodoxy: Great influence among the monastic community -> hesicasm. Repetition of the prayer together with the breath. Worship of icons (image) - intense devotional worship towards icon. Iconoclast - movement that strongly opposed representation of divine images in formal icons. Judaism and islam forbid representation of gods. Some people oppose representation of realities in visual images. Possibility of confusion - only god is worthy of worship. Poisoned relationship between eastern and western churches. Military campaigned sanctioned by the latin roman catholic church. Restoring christian access to holy places in and near jerusalem. Children crusades - bands of children will show up on their way towards the holy land. Social conditions and political implications of witchcraft. Ansecm implied in the very idea of god. God is the greatest being in the universe.
