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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451254503321

Autore

Rorem Paul

Titolo

Pseudo-Dionysius [[electronic resource] ] : a commentary on the texts and an introduction to their influence / / Paul Rorem

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993

ISBN

1-280-44252-2

0-19-536036-2

1-4237-6478-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Disciplina

230/.14

270.2092

Soggetti

Theology - History - Early church, ca. 30-600

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-267).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; PART I: The Letters as Introduction; PART II: The Celestial Hierarchy; PART III: The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy; PART IV: The Divine Names; PART V: The Mystical Theology; AFTERWORD: On the Question of Influence in the Middle Ages; Appendix: Overview of the Dionysian Writings; Bibliographies

Sommario/riassunto

An examination of the pseudo-Dionysian writings, named after the author of a body of early Christian texts, which offered a synthesis of Christian dogma and Neoplatonic thought. This study explores their profound influence on medieval theology.