John of scythopolis and the dionysian corpus: annotating the areopagite
Auteur :
Rorem, Paul / Lamoreaux, John C.
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198269700
Date de publication :
3 sept. 1998
Dimensions :
22,4 x 14,4 x 2,3 cm
Poids :
503 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This study casts light on the life of John of Scythopolis, the 6th-century theologian who composed a series of annotations to the works attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite (whose conversion by St Paul is mentioned in Acts 17:34). It surveys John's sources, methods and doctrinal concerns.