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Dreams, virtue and divine knowledge in early Christian Egypt /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Neil, Bronwen (Author), Costache, Doru (Author), Wagner, Kevin (Theologian) (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Dreams > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Alexandrian school, Christian.
Theology, Doctrinal > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Knowledge, Theory of (Religion)
Virtue.
Virtues.
École chrétienne d'Alexandrie.
Théologie dogmatique > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Vertus.
RELIGION > Christian Life > General.
Theology, Doctrinal > Early church.
30-600
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to Greco-Roman traditions on dreams and virtue / Bronwen Neil
  • The development of an Alexandrian tradition / Bronwen Neil
  • Sleep, dreams and soul-travel: Athanasius within the tradition / Doru Costache
  • Synesius of Cyrene and Neoplatonic dream theory / Kevin Wagner
  • Expanding beyond the Egyptian ascetic tradition / Bronwen Neil.