Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Translator’s Note ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: The economy
7. 1 Principal Themes 11
8. 2 A Semantic Study of the Term Economy 18
9. Part II: The Iconic economy
10. 3 The Doctrine of the Image and Icon 69
11. 4 Sacred Precinct and Profane Space 118
12. 5 Iconic Space and Territorial Rule 151
13. Part III: Idols and Veronicas
14. Introduction 173
15. 6 The Idol’s Delenda Est 176
16. 7 Ghost Story 192
17. 8 The Jew, Frontally and in Profile 209
18. Extracts from the Iconoclast Horos of Hieria 227
19. Extracts from the Antirrhetics, by Nikephoros, Patriarch of Constantinople 233
20. Notes 246
21. Bibliography 259