02568oam 2200505I 450 991015459130332120230808200611.01-315-24575-210.4324/9781315245751 (CKB)3710000000965231(MiAaPQ)EBC4758639(OCoLC)973039816(BIP)59765152(BIP)13931057(EXLCZ)99371000000096523120180706e20162008 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierPseudo-Dionysius as polemicist the development and purpose of the angelic hierarchy in sixth century Syria /Rosemary A. ArthurLondon ;New York :Routledge,2016.1 online resource (226 pages)Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies"First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.0-7546-6258-6 1-351-90800-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Christian and non-Christian sources -- 2. The angelic hierarchy -- Jewish angelology -- 3. The unknowability of God -- 4. The monophysite connection -- 5. Summa or polemic? -- 6. Conclusion.The anonymous theologian known as Pseudo-Dionysius, who was responsible for arranging the angelic hierarchy into nine orders, had a significant influence on mediaeval European mysticism. This book places him in his religious and political context in sixth century Syria, and uncovers the hidden agenda which lies behind his writings. New evidence is presented to establish the dating of the corpus more accurately than has been done before. Rather than analysing the minutiae of Dionysius' thought, Rosemary Arthur focuses on his sources for, and treatment of, the Angelic Hierarchy and the Dazzling Darkness, with a view to ascertaining his motive for writing, his relationship with his opponents and his need to hide his identity.Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies.AngelsChristianityTheologyHistoryEarly church, ca. 30-600AngelsChristianity.TheologyHistory230/.14092Arthur Rosemary A.1000271MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910154591303321Pseudo-Dionysius as polemicist2295922UNINA