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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815706703321

Autore

Corrigan Kevin

Titolo

Evagrius and Gregory : mind, soul, and body in 4th century / / Kevin Corrigan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub. Ltd., 2009

ISBN

1-315-58116-7

1-317-13884-8

1-282-29509-8

9786612295096

0-7546-9287-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Collana

Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity

Disciplina

270.2/0922

270.20922

270.2'0922-dc22

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Evagrius and Gregory: Ascetic Master, Pastoral Father; 2 Christian Upheavals; 3 Mind, Soul, Body: an Overview of Evagrius' and Gregory's Thought; 4 The Meaning and Scope of Impassibility or Purity of Heart in Evagrius and Gregory; 5 Uncovering the Origins and Structure of the Seven Deadly Sins Tradition: Evagrius and the Eight "Reasonings"; 6 Gregory and the Fall of Intellect; 7 Body into Mind: the Scientific Eye in Evagrius; 8 Gregory's Anthropology: Trinity, Humanity and Body-Soul Formation

9 The Human in the Divine: the Dialogical Expansion of Mind and Heart in Evagrius10 Pathways into Infinity: Gregory of Nyssa and the Mystical Life; 11 General Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Evagrius of Pontus and Gregory of Nyssa have either been overlooked by philosophers and theologians in modern times, or overshadowed by their prominent friend and brother (respectively), Basil the Great. Yet they are major figures in the development of Christian thoughts in late antiquity and their works express a unique combination of desert and urban spiritualities in the lived and somewhat turbulent experience of



an entire age. They provide a significant link between the great ancient thinkers of the past - Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, Clement and others - and the birth and transmission of