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UNINA9910777022303321 |
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Wear Sarah Klitenic |
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Dionysius the Areopagite and the Neoplatonist Tradition : Despoiling the Hellenes |
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Milton, : Taylor and Francis, 2017 |
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9780826186735 |
1-138-61941-8 |
1-351-15984-4 |
1-351-15982-8 |
1-281-09873-6 |
9786611098735 |
0-7546-8709-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (153 p.) |
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Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-140) and index. |
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 God as Monad in the Divine Names; 3 God as Trinity in the Divine Names; 4 On Hierarchy; 5 The Problem of Evil; 6 Scriptural Interpretation [Theoria] as Onomastic Theurgy; 7 Hierourgia and Theourgia in Sacramental Activity; 8 Union and Return to God: The Mystical Theology and the First Hypothesis of the Parmenides; 9 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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"'Dionysius the Areopagite' is arguably one of the most mysterious and intriguing figures to emerge from the late antique world. Writing probably 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. Not only do all things in the hierarchy participate in God, but also all things are inter-connected, so that the lower hierarchies fully |
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participate in the higher ones. This metaphysics lends itself to a sacramental system similar to that of the Hellenic ritual, theurgy. Theurgy allows humans to reach the divine by examining the divine as it exists in creation. Although Dionysius' metaphysics and religion are similar to that of Iamblichus and Proclus in many ways, Pseudo-Dionysius differs fundamentally in his use of an ecclesiastical cosmos, rather than that of the Platonic Timaean cosmos of the Hellenes. This book discusses the Christian Platonist's adaptation of Hellenic metaphysics, language, and religious ritual. While Dionysius clearly works within the Hellenic tradition, he innovates to integrate Hellenic and Christian thought."--Provided by publisher. |
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UNINA9910797209403321 |
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Autore |
Juergensmeyer Mark |
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God in the tumult of the global square : religion in global civil society / / Mark Juergensmeyer, Dinah Griego, and John Soboslai |
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Oakland, California : , : University of California Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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1 online resource (170 p.) |
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Religion and civil society |
Religion and sociology |
Religion and politics |
Globalization - Religious aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Thinking about Religion in the Global Age -- One. The Social Turmoil of the Twenty-First Century: Crises of Identity, Accountability, and Security -- Two. Religion Tumbles and Turns: How Religion has been Affected by Global Forces -- Three. Religion Resists and Soothes: Religious Responses to Globalization -- Four. Cosmopolitan Religion at |
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Work: How Religious Values Support Global Citizenship -- Five. The Annoying Certainty of Global Views: The Dangers of Cultural Imperialism -- Conclusion: God in the Global Square -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Workshop Participants -- Index |
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How is religion changing in the twenty-first century? In the global era, religion has leapt onto the world stage, often in contradictory ways. Some religious activists are antagonistic and engage in protests, violent acts, and political challenges. Others are positive and help to shape an emerging transnational civil society. In addition, a new global religion may be in the making, providing a moral and spiritual basis for a worldwide community of concern about environmental issues, human rights, and international peace. God in the Tumult of the Global Square explores all of these directions, based on a five-year Luce Foundation project that involved religious leaders, scholars, and public figures in workshops held in Cairo, Moscow, Delhi, Shanghai, Buenos Aires, and Santa Barbara. In this book, the voices of these religious observers around the world express both the hopes and fears about new forms of religion in the global age. |
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