Ritual as erotic anagogy in Pseudo-Dionysius: a Reformed critique'
Martin Luther famously denounced Pseudo-Dionysius as downright dangerous; he Platonizes more than he Christianizes.' In this 500th year of the Reformation I critically examine Luther's judgement firstly by exploring the Neoplatonic background to ritual in Dionysius, secondly by presenting...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2018]
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International journal of philosophy and theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 79, Issue: 3, Pages: 261-278 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Dionysius Areopagita ca. 5./6. Jh.
/ Ritual
/ Anagoge
/ Eros (Concept of)
/ Neoplatonism
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Pseudo-dionysius
B Martin Luther B Monophysitism B Ritual B Theurgy B Reformation B Syria B Proclus B theologia cruxis B anagogy B agape and eros B Neoplatonism B Sacramental Theology |
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| Summary: | Martin Luther famously denounced Pseudo-Dionysius as downright dangerous; he Platonizes more than he Christianizes.' In this 500th year of the Reformation I critically examine Luther's judgement firstly by exploring the Neoplatonic background to ritual in Dionysius, secondly by presenting a Reformed critique of this background and finally by arguing for a distinctively Christian Dionysius who survives this critique. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2335 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of philosophy and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21692327.2017.1387805 |