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BL
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624482
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| Main Entry
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Stang, Charles M.,1974-
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| Title & Author
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Apophasis and pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite : 'no longer I' /\ Charles M. Stang.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford :: Oxford University Press,, 2012.
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| Series Statement
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Oxford early Christian studies
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1 online resource.
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| ISBN
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9780191634352 (electronic bk.)
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: 0191634352 (electronic bk.)
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9780199640423
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0199640424
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: 1280593539
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: 9781280593536
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Abstract
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This book examines the writings of an early sixth-century Christian mystical theologian who wrote under the name of a convert of the apostle Paul, Dionysius the Areopagite. This 'Pseudo'-Dionysius is famous for articulating a mystical theology in two parts: a sacramental and liturgical mysticism embedded in the context of celestial and ecclesiastical hierarchies, and an austere, contemplative regimen in which one progressively negates the divine names in hopes of soliciting unionwith the 'unknown God' or 'God beyond being.'Charles M. Stang argues that the pseudonym and the influence of Paul to
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Pseudo-Dionysius
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Neoplatonism.
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Christianity-- Philosophy-- History-- To 1500.
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| LC Classification
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BR65.D66S73 2012
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