Byzantine Iconoclastic Controversy and the Simulacra of Baudrillard

• 발행기관: 한국민중신학회
• 저자명: Sung Kwon Na
• 간행물 정보: 『Madang: Journal of Contextual Theology』제36권, 22~45쪽, 전체 24쪽
• 주제분류: 인문학 > 기독교신학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2021.12.31

영문 초록

Baudrillard cites the Byzantine iconoclastic controversy as an example when describing the simulation and the implosion of meaning: The iconophiles broke the taboo of divine representation and identified the image with God. At the same time, the iconoclasts tried to keep the essence of faith. It is necessary to look at the iconoclastic emperors who were obsessed with the worship of the cross. The iconography of Byzantine uses the modest language of metaphor instead of simile in divine representation. The public who tried to depend on Palladia was in the anxiety of war; the desire for a peaceful world was the background of the emergence of the image cult in Byzantine. His analysis presents how human personality and desires are manipulated and fluctuate in a consumerist society. He warns that the truth disappears due to the disconnection between the signifier the signified. He despaired of the leap of desire from the point of view of rationality. As a result, he hinted at daily exercises to purify and illuminate ‘desire’ and soft touches of theology to uplift it toward the natural image.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Baudrillard: Images and Simulacra

III. Simulacra and Iconoclasts

IV. Representation of the Divinity

V. Iconoclastic Emperors

VI. Eulogia and Palladia

VII. Conclusion

키워드

Byzantine iconoclastic controversy simulacra iconoclasm hyperreal Baudrillard consumerism icon desire