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This book examines the writings of an early sixth-century Christian mystical theologian who wrote under the name of a convert of the apostle Paul, Dionysius the Areopagite. This 'Pseudo'-Dionysius is famous for articulating a mystical theology in two parts: a sacramental and liturgical mys...

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Main Author: Stang, Charles M., 1974-
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:Oxford early Christian studies.
Subjects:
Pseudo-Dionysius, > the Areopagite.
Pseudo-Dionysius, > the Areopagite
Neoplatonism.
Christianity > Philosophy > History > To 1500.
Néo-platonisme.
Neo-Platonism.
RELIGION > Christian Theology > Systematic.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Christianity > Philosophy
Neoplatonism
To 1500
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book examines the writings of an early sixth-century Christian mystical theologian who wrote under the name of a convert of the apostle Paul, Dionysius the Areopagite. This 'Pseudo'-Dionysius is famous for articulating a mystical theology in two parts: a sacramental and liturgical mysticism embedded in the context of celestial and ecclesiastical hierarchies, and an austere, contemplative regimen in which one progressively negates the divine names in hopes of soliciting unionwith the 'unknown God' or 'God beyond being.'Charles M. Stang argues that the pseudonym and the influence of Paul to.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 236 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780191634352
0191634352
9781280593536
1280593539
9780191738234
0191738239