Pseudo-Dionysius and Gregory Palamas: the Byzantine synthesis of Eastern Patristics

"The study shows the reception of the views of Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagite by Gregory Palamas. The author presents the doctrinal context of Palamas' dispute with Barlaam from Calabria on the possibility of knowing God, the most important issue in 14th-century Byzantium. The author distance...

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主要作者: Świtkiewicz-Blandzi, Agnieszka 1965- (Author)
其他作者: Shannon, Alex (Translator)
格式: Print 圖書
語言:English
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出版: Berlin Peter Lang [2022]
In: Philosophy and cultural studies revisited (volume 11)
Year: 2022
叢編:Philosophy and cultural studies revisited volume 11
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Dionysius Areopagita ca. 5./6. Jh. / Reception / Gregorios, Thessaloniki, Metropolit, Heiliger 1296-1359 / Knowability of God
Further subjects:B Gregory Palamas Saint (1296-1359)
B Pseudo-dionysius the Areopagite Influence
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總結:"The study shows the reception of the views of Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagite by Gregory Palamas. The author presents the doctrinal context of Palamas' dispute with Barlaam from Calabria on the possibility of knowing God, the most important issue in 14th-century Byzantium. The author distances herself from many previous interpretations of this problem. She proves that, considering how much Palamas succumbed or did not succumb to the Areopagite or "corrected" his position, he has a very weak doctrinal basis. The author notices that over-emphasizing Dionysius' dependence on the Neoplatonic tradition does not lead to a solution to the problem. Palamas' teachings are placed in the context of the traditions of the Christian East and their relation to the thoughts of the Areopagite himself"--
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 221-236
ISBN:3631841671