VOM FUROR ZUR ECSTASIS Augustins Ekstase-Konzeption (Gen. ad litt. 12) im Kontext antiker / spätantiker Divination

In Gen. ad litt. 12 Augustine discusses a model of ecstatic divination, which he calls ecstasis/extasis. It is characterized by visions instead of given words or verses received in a state of frenzy. This article focuses on Augustine's reception of earlier pagan and Christian authors who dealt...

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Main Author: Vultaggio, Cristina (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:German
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Published: Aschendorff 2018
In: Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum
Year: 2018, Volume: 61, Pages: 208-230
Further subjects:B Divination
B Vocabulary
B Vision
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B AUGUSTINE, Saint, Bishop of Hippo, 354-430
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B Primitive & early church, ca. 30-600
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Summary:In Gen. ad litt. 12 Augustine discusses a model of ecstatic divination, which he calls ecstasis/extasis. It is characterized by visions instead of given words or verses received in a state of frenzy. This article focuses on Augustine's reception of earlier pagan and Christian authors who dealt with this topic, and on the contextualization in Augustine's contemporary world.
ISSN:0075-2541
Contains:Enthalten in: Jahrbuch für Antike und Christentum