£39.97

Hesychasm and Art - Byzantine and Slavic Iconography Book

Themes & Concepts

Price data checked 1 day ago

View at Amazon

We'll watch every seller, every day. One email when your price arrives.

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 3 months ago.

£40 today · all-time low £40 (Apr 2026) · usually £42

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey

↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next

↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range

↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 90 days · 90 data points

Historical

Generating forecast…

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 90 days • 2 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £42 (51 days, 56.7%)

Price range: £40 - £42

Price levels: 2 different prices over 90 days

Description

Explore the deep connection between religious movements and visual expression in Hesychasm and Art. This book by Dr. Anita Strezova examines how subtle changes in Byzantine theology led to new iconographic and stylistic conventions during the 14th and 15th centuries. Rather than viewing iconographic traditions as static, Strezova demonstrates how they evolved alongside spiritual shifts. The text focuses on the impact of Hesychasm, particularly the teachings of the Athonite monk St. Gregory Palamas, on the art of the Byzantine world and the Slavic diaspora. This work provides a fresh look at how theological developments shaped the visual identity of Christian art in these regions. Ideal for students, historians, and art enthusiasts, this book offers a detailed study of how spiritual practices influence the way sacred subjects are depicted in historical art movements.

Key Features

Examines the relationship between Hesychasm and changes in Byzantine iconographic styles.

Analyzes the theological influence of St. Gregory Palamas on religious art.

Covers iconographic trends across both Byzantine and Slavic lands.

Provides historical context for the 14th and 15th centuries.

Written by scholar Dr. Anita Strezova for an academic and enthusiast audience.

Explores how religious movements affect the style of the Slavic diaspora.

Product Specifications

Format: paperback
ASIN: 1925021831
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Themes & Concepts
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 14 October 2014
Listed Since: 18 January 2015

Barcode

No barcode data available

Hesychasm and Art - Byzantine and Slavic Iconography Book

About as cheap as it gets. The only time it was cheaper was 3 months ago.

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

The Encyclopedia of Eastern Orthodox Christianity (2 vol. set)

Mount Athos and Byzantine Monasticism: Papers from the Twenty-Eighth Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies, University of Birmingham, March 1994 ... for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies)

Gregory Palamas and the Making of Palamism in the Modern Age (Changing Paradigms in Historical and Systematic Theology)

Icons and the Liturgy, East and West: History, Theology, and Culture

The Cult of St Anna in Byzantium: 24 (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies)

St Symeon the New Theologian and Orthodox Tradition (Oxford Early Christian Studies)

The Religious Figural Imagery of Byzantine Lead Seals II: Studies on Images of the Saints and on Personal Piety: 1086 (Variorum Collected Studies)

Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 75

The Icon Painter's Handbook

HUMAN PERFECTION IN BYZANTINE THEOLOGY CPHST: Attaining the Fullness of Christ (Changing Paradigms in Historical and Systematic Theology)

Literary Circles in Byzantine Iconoclasm: Patrons, Politics and Saints

Perceptions of the Body and Sacred Space in Late Antiquity and Byzantium

Byzantine Art and Renaissance Europe

Routledge - The Eloquence of Art: Essays in Honour of Henry Maguire

Routledge Byzantine Art and Renaissance Europe History Book

Colours, Symbols, Worship: The Mission of the Byzantine Artist

The Cult of the Mother of God in Byzantium: Texts and Images (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies)

Modern Orthodox Theology: Behold, I Make All Things New

The Religious Figural Imagery of Byzantine Lead Seals I: Studies on the Image of Christ, the Virgin and Narrative Scenes: 1085 (Variorum Collected Studies)

Symeon Metaphrastes: Re-Writing and Canonization (Opuscula Graecolatina): Rewriting & Canonization

The Cult of the Mother of God in Byzantium: Texts and Images (Birmingham Byzantine and Ottoman Studies)

God and the Poetic Ego: The Appropriation of Biblical and Liturgical Language in the Poetry of Palamas, Sikelianos and Elytis: 1 (Byzantine and Neohellenic Studies)

Gregory Palamas - Hesychast Controversy & Islam Debate - Vol 8

Gregory Palamas: The Hesychast Controversy and the Debate with Islam: 8 (Translated Texts for Byzantinists)