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Dionysius the Areopagite and the Neoplatonist Tradition: Despoiling the Hellenes(Ashgate Studies in Philosophy and Theology in Late Antiquity)

Dionysius the Areopagite and the Neoplatonist Tradition: Despoiling the Hellenes(Ashgate Studies in Philosophy and Theology in Late Antiquity)


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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 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.

Table of Contents:
Contents: Introduction; God as Monad in the Divine Names; God as Trinity in the Divine Names; On hierarchy; The problem of evil; Scriptural interpretation as onomastic theurgy; Hierourgia and Theourgia in sacramental activity; Union and return to God: The Mystical Theology and the first hypothesis of the Parmenides; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

About the Author :
Sarah Klitenic Wear teaches at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, USA. John Dillon is Regius Professor of Greek at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.

Review :
'The authors clearly have a substantial knowledge of pagan philosophy, religion, and magic in the late antique period. Christian theologians will have much to learn from this carefully researched volume.' Journal of Theological Studies '... an especially valuable contribution to scholarship at the present time. During the last twenty years or so, most books treating Pseudo-Dionysius (e.g. the works of Paul Rorem, Andrew Louth, Ysabel de Andia, and Christian Schafer) have tended to privilege his patristic background or his medieval Christian Nachleben. Klitenic Wear and Dillon now remind us that his background in pagan Greek philosophy is equally worthy of study.' Speculum '... necessary reading for all those who are interested in this recondite theologian.' Logos '... a welcome scholarly analysis ...can be highly recommended to anyone interested in pursuing the links between Neoplatonism and Dionysius.' Prudentia


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781409477532
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Ashgate Publishing Limited
  • Edition: New edition
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Despoiling the Hellenes
  • ISBN-10: 1409477533
  • Publisher Date: 28 May 2013
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Height: 234 mm
  • Series Title: Ashgate Studies in Philosophy and Theology in Late Antiquity
  • Width: 156 mm


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