Leonid Ouspensky and Vladimir Lossky The Meaning of Icons Translated from English by Anca Popescu The nature of the icon cannot be grasped by means of pure art criticism, nor by the adoption of a sentimental point of view. Its forms are based on the wisdom contained in the theological and liturgical writings of the Eastern Orthodox Church and are intimately boud up with the experience of the contemplative life. The present work is the first of its kind to give a reliable introduction to the spiritual background of this art. The introduction into the meaning and the laguage of the icons by Ouspensky imparts us in an admirable way the spiritual conceptions of the Eastern Orthodox Church without the knowledge of which we cannot possibly understand the world of the icon. Format: 17 x 24 cm, 240 p., 65 color plates ISBN: 973-8207-70-3 “Spiritual Guidance in the World of Ico «« back