Orthodox Constructions of the West

by Aristotle Papanikolaou

Book Overview

The category of the "West" has played a particularly significant role in the modern Eastern Orthodox imagination. It has functioned as an absolute marker of difference from what is considered to be the essence of Orthodoxy, and, thus, ironically, has become a constitutive aspect of the modern Orthodox self. The essays collected in this volume examines the many factors that contributed to the "Eastern" construction of the "West" in order to understand...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823251926
• ISBN13: 9780823251926
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"