Dreams, virtue and divine knowledge in early Christian Egypt
An introduction to Greco-Roman traditions on dreams and virtue /Bronwen Neil --The development of an Alexandrian tradition / Bronwen Neil --Sleep, dreams and soul-travel: Athanasius within the tradition /Doru Costache --Synesius of Cyrene and Neoplatonic dream theory /Kevin Wagner --Expanding beyond...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge New York Melbourne New Delhi
Cambridge University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt (Antiquity)
/ Late Antiquity
/ Neoplatonism
/ Church
/ Dream
/ Soul
/ Virtue
/ Virtue
/ Asceticism
/ History 0-600
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| Further subjects: | B
Alexandrian school, Christian
B Collection of essays B Theology, Doctrinal History Early church, ca. 30-600 B Virtue B Dreams Religious aspects Christianity B Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) |
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| Summary: | An introduction to Greco-Roman traditions on dreams and virtue /Bronwen Neil --The development of an Alexandrian tradition / Bronwen Neil --Sleep, dreams and soul-travel: Athanasius within the tradition /Doru Costache --Synesius of Cyrene and Neoplatonic dream theory /Kevin Wagner --Expanding beyond the Egyptian ascetic tradition /Bronwen Neil. |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1108481183 |