Description
Book SynopsisA richly illustrated and detailed account of history through a style of art, Last Judgment Iconography in the Carpathians will find a receptive audience with art historians, religious scholars, and slavists.
Trade Review'A thoroughly original monograph, one which should be of interest to a variety of specialists in the history of culture, religion, and society of any place where Orthodox Last Judgment Iconography has an impact. Himka’s excellent combination of art and social history is a sound reminder that before the late sixteenth century the easternmost and westernmost East Slavs shared a common cultural base.' -- David Goldfrank,
Canadian Slavonic Papers, vol 52:1-2:2010
‘Well-researched and eminently readable monograph…This is a treatise about how we approach the study of history itself and especially Ukrainian history… It should be welcomed by Slavists, art historians, and religious scholars, who will find much of value in it.’ -- Patricia A. Krafcik * Journal of Ukrainian Studies vol 35-36:2010-2011 *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 Origins 3 Further Elaboration 4 Disintegration 5 Conclusions Appendix 1 Place Names in Different Languages Appendix 2 Ephraim the Syrian’s Sermon on the Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Summary Appendix 3 The Life of St Basil the New: Summary Appendix 4 Early Modern Ukrainian Sermons on the Last Judgment Catalogue of Images of the Last Judgment Notes Bibliography Index
