RT Article
T1 Synesius of Cyrene and the American “Synesii”
JF Numen
VO 63
IS 2/3
SP 299
OP 323
A1 Bregman, Jay
LA English
PB Brill
YR 2016
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1540719324
AB This article explores the Hellenic/Christian synthesis of bishop Synesius and its later influence, especially on nineteenth-century America. Synesius accepted a bishopric despite Neoplatonic reservations concerning Christian doctrine: the uncreated soul pre-exists; the uncreated cosmos is eternal; and the “resurrection” an ineffable mystery, beyond the vulgar. Whether or not born a Christian, his study under Hypatia brought about a conversion to “pagan” Neoplatonism. His attempted synthesis of Hellenism and Christianity was unique, unlike that of any other late antique Christian Platonist.
K1 Synesius : “Synesii” : Neoplatonism : syncretism : Hellenic/Christian synthesis : Thomas Taylor : American Transcendentalists : Thomas M. Johnson : secularization : cosmic theism
DO 10.1163/15685276-12341424