LEADER 03841oam 2200661M 450 001 9910777022303321 005 20230810000045.0 010 $a9780826186735 010 $a1-138-61941-8 010 $a1-351-15984-4 010 $a1-351-15982-8 010 $a1-281-09873-6 010 $a9786611098735 010 $a0-7546-8709-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000414719 035 $a(EBL)438384 035 $a(OCoLC)341982407 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000139385 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11146842 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000139385 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10011628 035 $a(PQKB)11059918 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC438384 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5164626 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL438384 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10211422 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL109873 035 $a(OCoLC)1013824295 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1013824295 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781351159845 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000414719 100 $a20171202d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDionysius the Areopagite and the Neoplatonist Tradition $eDespoiling the Hellenes 210 $aMilton $cTaylor and Francis$d2017 215 $a1 online resource (153 p.) 225 1 $aAshgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8153-8857-8 311 $a0-7546-0385-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [135]-140) and index. 327 $aCover; 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 330 2 $a"'Dionysius the Areopagite' is arguably one of the most mysterious and intriguing figures to emerge from the late antique world. Writing probably around 500 CE, and possibly connected with the circle of Severus of Antioch, Dionysius manipulates a Platonic metaphysics to describe a hierarchical universe: as with the Hellenic Platonists, he arranges the celestial and material cosmos into a series of triadic strata. These strata emanate from one unified being and contain beings that range from superior to inferior, depending on their proximity to God. Not only do all things in the hierarchy participate in God, but also all things are inter-connected, so that the lower hierarchies fully participate in the higher ones. This metaphysics lends itself to a sacramental system similar to that of the Hellenic ritual, theurgy. Theurgy allows humans to reach the divine by examining the divine as it exists in creation. Although Dionysius' metaphysics and religion are similar to that of Iamblichus and Proclus in many ways, Pseudo-Dionysius differs fundamentally in his use of an ecclesiastical cosmos, rather than that of the Platonic Timaean cosmos of the Hellenes. This book discusses the Christian Platonist's adaptation of Hellenic metaphysics, language, and religious ritual. While Dionysius clearly works within the Hellenic tradition, he innovates to integrate Hellenic and Christian thought."--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aAshgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity. 606 $aNeoplatonism 615 0$aNeoplatonism. 676 $a230/.14092 700 $aWear$b Sarah Klitenic$01469665 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777022303321 996 $aDionysius the Areopagite and the Neoplatonist Tradition$93804708 997 $aUNINA