Julia Konstantinovsky

Evagrius Ponticus

The Making of a Gnostic

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A revered instructor of the eremitic monks of Nitria, Sketis and Kellia, Evagrius Ponticus is a fascinating yet enigmatic figure in the history of fourth-century mystical thought. This historical and theological re-evaluation of the teaching of Evagrius brings to bear evidence from the Greek and Syriac Evagriana. Focusing on Evagrius' concept of perfection as the acquisition of spiritual knowledge, this book revisits current perceptions of Evagrius's thought and character by comparing and contrasting him with his contemporaries and predecessors, both Christian and pagan. Ideas of the three "Cappadocians" and the author of the Macariana, as well as Stoic, Neo-Platonic and earlier Christian writers such as Alcinoos, Plotinus, Clement and Origen, are all explored. Konstantinovsky draws attention to a lack of uniformity in the fourth-century views on the origin of the soul, the body-soul relation, and the eschatological destiny of humankind.

Produktdetails

• Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9781138278400
• ISBN-10: 1138278408
• Artikelnr.: 57050452

Autorenporträt

Julia Konstantinovsky is a Research Fellow in Theology at Wolfson College and a senior member of the Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface
Introduction
Evagrius in situ: the making of a gnostic
Knowledge through mental faculties in relation to spiritual knowledge
Natural contemplation versus knowledge of God's essence
The intellect's vision of light
Christology
The last things
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.