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200 10$aPseudo-Dionysius as polemicist $ethe development and purpose of the angelic hierarchy in sixth century Syria /$fRosemary A. Arthur
210  1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2016.
215   $a1 online resource (226 pages)
225 1 $aAshgate New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
300   $a"First published 2008 by Ashgate Publishing"--t.p. verso.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $a1. 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.
330   $aThe 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.
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