Palamizm a ikona
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2010
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Wydział Teologiczny UAM
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Palamism and the Icon
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The theory of hesychasm which was systematized in the 14th century by St. Gregory Palamas
is known as Palamism. Palamism focused on the problem of God’s essence and energies, claiming
among others that God allows Himself to be known only through His energies whereas His essence
remains unknown and is beyond any cognition. Divine energies are represented by an omnipresent
supernatural light, expressed in icons by such colours as gold, pure yellow or white. This light is
also sometimes indicated by the colour of the assist or the filling of the background and the nimbus.
The icon that explicitly expresses and presents the transformation effected by Divine energies is
The Transfiguration o f Christ although in fact every icon is meant to lead to transformation.
Palamism originated from a controversy between the monk Barlaam and St. Gregory Palamas.
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Divine energies, icon
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Poznańskie Studia Teologiczne, T. 24, 2010, s. 163-174