Gregory of Nyssa: ancient and (post)modern

The fourth-century Christian thinker Gregory of Nyssa has been the subject of a huge variety of interpretations over the past 50 years. Morwenna Ludlow analyses these readings, questioning what they reveal about modern and postmodern interpretations of the Christian past, and what they say about the...

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Main Author: Ludlow, Morwenna (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2007
In:Year: 2007
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Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Gregory of Nyssa 335-394
Further subjects:B Gregory of Nyssa, Saint ca. 335-ca. 394
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The fourth-century Christian thinker Gregory of Nyssa has been the subject of a huge variety of interpretations over the past 50 years. Morwenna Ludlow analyses these readings, questioning what they reveal about modern and postmodern interpretations of the Christian past, and what they say about the nature of Gregory's writing.
ISBN:0191712906
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199280766.001.0001