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God, Hierarchy, and Power : Orthodox Theologies of Authority from Byzantium /

Presents an interpretation of power and authority in the Orthodox Christian theological tradition by examining four Byzantine authors on the topic of ecclesiastical hierarchy in theoretical, ritual, and pragmatic contexts. Discusses potential application of the interpretation for 21st century schola...

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Auteur principal: Purpura, Ashley M. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2018]
Édition:First edition.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Challenge of hierarchy for orthodoxy
  • Dionysius the Areopagite's divinizing hierarchy
  • Maximus the Confessor and Christological realization
  • Niketas Stethatos's hierarchic re-imaging
  • Nicholas Cabasilas and embodied authority
  • Thearchical power in theory and practice.