Depictions of holy women as preachers in vita icons
Despite the general prohibition of the Church on women preaching, the Church uses, as examples for imitation, vita icons depicting holy women (Saints Mary Magdalene, Catherine, and Marina) publicly teaching. At the same time, the hagiological texts praising these saints describe them with a...
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Faculty of Philosophy, Belgrade
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| description | Despite the general prohibition of the Church on women preaching, the Church
uses, as examples for imitation, vita icons depicting holy women (Saints
Mary Magdalene, Catherine, and Marina) publicly teaching. At the same time,
the hagiological texts praising these saints describe them with ambiguity,
as all praise for their actions is described in terms of “male virtues”. We
have tried to interpret these controversial scenes of the icons, but as the
only possible interpretation we consider the centuries-long inability to
understand the female nature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4262127c9f54832a71c21b701c4e54c2022-12-22T02:49:52ZdeuFaculty of Philosophy, BelgradeZograf0350-13612406-07552021-01-01202145657810.2298/ZOG2145065P0350-13612145065PDepictions of holy women as preachers in vita iconsPapadimitriou Paraskevi Ch.0School of Social Theology and Christian Culture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceDespite the general prohibition of the Church on women preaching, the Church uses, as examples for imitation, vita icons depicting holy women (Saints Mary Magdalene, Catherine, and Marina) publicly teaching. At the same time, the hagiological texts praising these saints describe them with ambiguity, as all praise for their actions is described in terms of “male virtues”. We have tried to interpret these controversial scenes of the icons, but as the only possible interpretation we consider the centuries-long inability to understand the female nature.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-1361/2021/0350-13612145065P.pdfbyzantine artpost-byzantine artwestern medieval artvita iconshagiographyholy womenfemale gender theology |
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| topic | byzantine art post-byzantine art western medieval art vita icons hagiography holy women female gender theology |
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