Praying and contemplating in Late Antiquity : religious and philosophical interactions /

"The present volume is focused on the interactions and syncretistic tensions between religion and philosophy in Late Antiquity. The contributors examine issues of personal religious attitudes, initiation to the mysteries, Orphism, theurgy, magic, the Neoplatonist philosopher's quest for in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Pachoumi, Eleni, 1975- (Editor ), Edwards, Mark (Writer on early Christianity)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2018].
Colección:Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum ; 113.
Temas:
To 1500
Prayer > Christianity > History > Early church, ca. 30-600.
Philosophy and religion > History > To 1500.
Contemplation > History > To 1500.
Prayer > History > To 1500.
Prière > Christianisme > Histoire > ca 30-600 (Église primitive)
Prière > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1500.
Syncretism (Religion)
Contemplation.
Philosophy and religion.
Prayer.
Prayer > Christianity > Early church.
Religion > Philosophy > Roman Empire > Late Antiquity > Classical Studies > Neoplatonism > Neues Testament > Religionsphilosophie > Antike Philosophie > Antike Religionsgeschichte > Religionswissenschaft > Kirchengeschichte
Conference papers and proceedings.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prayer and contemplation in the Neoplatonic and Sufi traditions / John Dillon
  • Magico-religious and philosophical interactions in Proclus' Theurgic unions / Eleni Pachoumi
  • Reason and irrationality: Iamblichus on divination through dreams / John F. Finamore
  • Iamblichus on the language of prayer / Mark Wildish
  • Ratio, preces, intuitus: prayer's mediation in Boethius' consolation / Wayne J. Hankey
  • Public and private prayer in the works of the Emperor Julian / John Hilton
  • Primitive Christianity and magic / Mark Edwards
  • Dream-visions, prophecy and contemplation in Origen's Contra Celsum / Bronwen Neil
  • Augustine addressing God and man in the Confessions / Annemaré Kotzé
  • The meaning of initiation in late antiquity / Matthew W. Dickie
  • Hieroi Logoi in 24 rhapsodies. The Orphic codex? / Lech Trzcionkowski
  • The end of the ancient oracles: from deception to dangerous demons / Philip Bosman.

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