Platonism and Christianity in Late Ancient Cosmology: God, Soul, Matter

✍ Scribed by Johannes Zachhuber, Ana Schiavoni-Palanciuc (eds.)

Publisher: Brill
Year: 2022
Tongue: English
Leaves: 286
Series: Ancient Philosophy & Religion, 9
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The book breaks new ground by examining ideas about the cosmos, its shape, and its origin in late antiquity. Leading international experts discuss key texts and situate them in their historical environment.

Les articles innovants de ce volume examinent les idées sur le cosmos, sa forme et son origine dans l'Antiquité tardive. Des spécialistes internationaux de premier plan présentent des éditions inédites de nouveaux fragments, en approfondissant les textes clés, les situant dans leur cadre historique complexe.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Lineage Trouble
The World Soul in Early Christian Thought
Matter in the Dialogue of Adamantius
Microcosme et image de Dieu
L'héliocentrisme dans la cosmologie de Proclus
L'immutabilité et l'inengendrement de la matière première du monde en question
The Christian Rejection of Ptolemean Cosmography in (Late) Antiquity
« Le Seigneur des Puissances »
The Creation of Man and His Constitution According to Anastasius Sinaïta
Un kaléidoscope byzantin sur les six jours de la création
Index of Ancient Authors
Index of Modern Authors
General Index

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