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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Metaphysics of light"”.
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The Metaphysics of Light in the Hexaemeral Literature: From Philo of Alexandria to Ambrose of Milan
This study investigates the concept of light in the early Jewish-Christian exegesis of the biblical creation narrative (Gen. 1, so-called ‘hexaemeron’). The study argues that the early hexaemeral exegetes theorised light from a dual perspective, both physical and metaphysical. The physical exegesis …
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Sacred, Circles of Light:An Examination of Six San Francisco Bay Area rose Windows and Their Relationship to a Thousand-Year-Old Tradition
<p>The development of stained glass rose windows began in Western Europe with the emergence of Gothic religious architecture in the mid-twelfth century. Rose windows occupy a position of symbolic significance in late medieval cathedrals and churches. They employ geometric precision to embody the …