1 However, the concept of "(holy) icon" is used in the Christian tradition to characterize not just any image or representation but, more specifically, the depiction of "Christ, Mother of God, a saint or an event from the sacred history, whether it be a sculpture or a painting on wood or on wall, regardless of the technique applied". εἰκών/εἰκόνα) primarily means "image", "likeness", "representation", or "depiction". Based on this, the article also explains the aesthetic elements of traditional Orthodox Christian iconography in connection with the complex web of mutual exchanges and influences (both theological and visual/stylistic) between Orthodox Christianity and Western European religious and artistic tradition. This article primarily examines the Orthodox Christian understanding of the image (icon) and its function within the context of the Orthodox Church and her theology. the "original") that the medium/image communicates.
Both in its Christian and in the pop-cultural contexts the "icon" implies a specific relationship between the spectator, the image (visual medium), and the message (i.e. Although the meaning of these "icons" is different from the way this concept is used in Christian art and theology, it is not completely unrelated to the ancient connotations of the term "icon/iconic". "stars") or the "icons" that we find on our computer screens. It is used to denote things like the "icons" of our pop-culture (i.e.
The word "icon" (and the adjective "iconic") is not an unfamiliar concept to the contemporary reader. Davor Džalto Original auf Original in English,
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