Dionysius the Areopagite and the Neoplatonist tradition : despoiling the Hellenes /
Dionysius the Areopagite' is arguably one of the most mysterious and intriguing figures to emerge from the late antique world. Writing around 500 CE, and possibly connected with the circle of Severus of Antioch, Dionysius manipulates a Platonic metaphysics to describe a hierarchical universe. A...
| Основен автор: | Wear, Sarah Klitenic. |
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| Други автори: | Dillon, John M. |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
℗♭2007.
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| Серия: |
Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=270616 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Dionysius the Areopagite and the Neoplatonist tradition. |
| Резюме: |
Dionysius the Areopagite' is arguably one of the most mysterious and intriguing figures to emerge from the late antique world. Writing around 500 CE, and possibly connected with the circle of Severus of Antioch, Dionysius manipulates a Platonic metaphysics to describe a hierarchical universe. As with the Hellenic Platonists, he arranges the celestial and material cosmos into a series of triadic strata. These strata emanate from one unified being and contain beings that range from superior to inferior, depending on their proximity to God. This metaphysics lends itself to a sacramental system si. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 142 pages). |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-140) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780754687092 0754687090 |