Synesius of Cyrene and the American “Synesii”
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; a...
| Publié dans: | Numen |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2016
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Numen
Année: 2016, Volume: 63, Numéro: 2/3, Pages: 299-323 |
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Synesius
“Synesii”
Neoplatonism
syncretism
Christian synthesis / Hellenic
Thomas Taylor
American Transcendentalists
Thomas M. Johnson
secularization
cosmic theism
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| Résumé: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5276 |
| Contient: | In: Numen
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685276-12341424 |