From Mask to Icon : Transformation in the Arctic

by Mousalimas, S. A.

• ISBN13: 9781885652638
• ISBN10: 1885652631
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Holy Cross Pr

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	ix
Preface	xi
Abbreviations	xvi
Method of Notation for Patristic Texts	xvi
Introduction	1	(38)
Substantiation of the Premise
Summary Chronology
Initial Definitions
Transliteration
Method of Study
Initial Contacts, First Baptisms	39	(49)
Aleutian Islands
Kodiak Area
Conclusions
Correspondence	88	(28)
Precedents within Patristics for a Theory of Correspondence: An Affirmative Outlook and Dual Complement
A Negative Outlook, in Contrast
Summary Contrast, and an Extension of the Affirmative Outlook
A Test Case for the Theory of Correspondence
Conclusions
Point of Comprehension	116	(27)
Panentheism, Defined
Panentheistic Participation: Cultural Dynamics in the Greek Orthodox Ecumene
Panentheistic Participation: A Concept in the Ecumenical Councils
Participation through Icons and Ritual Masks, a Comparison
Conclusions
Ecstasy	143	(22)
Ecstasy, Defined
Patristic Criteria for a Discernment between Ecstatic Experiences
An Example of Discernment from the Field (Alaska)
Conclusions
Transformation, I	165	(24)
Intrinsic Meanings: `Shaman' and `Spirit'
An Ethnographic Perspective on Shamans-of-old in Southern Alaska
A Social Perspective: Two Examples of Transformation
Conclusions
Transformation, II	189	(30)
Summary Biography of a Holy Man
Sources and Vocabulary
Descriptions of the Attributes
A Line of Tradition
Conclusions
Conclusions	219	(8)
`Christianization of the Religion of their Ancestors'
A Two-fold Question
A Question of Categories
Epilogue	227	(12)
The Nikolski Tree
Let the Children Speak
An Old Man's Tale
Bibliography	239