Aesthetics of the Human Image in Christian Philokalia: Orthodox Good‐Beauty‐Image of Monks and Russian Elders
Daniil Yu. Dorofeev Abstract In this article, the author wishes to consider the aesthetics of the human image as regards the Christian (especially Eastern) archetype of what will be termed the “good–beauty–image” (exemplifying goodness), manifested most fully in the Orthodox Philokalia as the experience of the beautiful appearance of monks and, particularly, Russian elders. … [Read more…]