Visual Theology

The “Indrik” publishing house published the collection “Hierotopy of Air and Heavens in Culture
of the Christian World”.

Alexei Mikhailovich Lidov, Academician of the Russian Academy of Arts, member of the editorial board
of the Journal of Visual Theology, Head of the Department of Ancient Culture of the Institute of World Culture of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, became the editor-compiler of the collection.

This collection of articles addresses the subject of Air and Heavens and the role of this phenomenon
in the making of sacred spaces, mostly in the medieval tradition with a special focus on the Byzantine world. The project is the next step in a continuing research program dedicated to the making of sacred spaces
as a distinct form of artistic and spiritual creativity called ‘hierotopy’.

Recently, a new sub-series has appeared, dedicated to the elements of the universe: Hierotopy of Light and Fire in Byzantium and Medieval Russia (Moscow, 2013); The Holy Water in the Hierotopy and Iconography
of the Christian World (Moscow, 2017); The Hierotopy of Holy Mountains in Christian Culture (Moscow, 2019). The present project about Air finishes this series dedicated to four elements.