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Pseudo-Dionysius and the staging of divine order in sixth-century architecture

Authors

IVANOVICI Dan-Vladimir

Year of publication 2020
Type Chapter of a book
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Description This article discusses the relationship between the architecture and decoration of churches built during the reign of Emperor Justinian, liturgical performances of the same period, and Pseudo-Dionysius’ reflections on the theophanic potential of matter. In so doing, it stresses the existence of an under-explored perceptual dimension of the mise-en-scenes of liturgical performances in church space, which according to Pseudo-Dionysius functioned as genuine revelations, at least for the less educated members of their audiences.
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