Between Perfection and Imperfection: On the Experience of Finitude in Isaac of Nineveh

The interplay between the notions of perfection and imperfection has been crucial to Christian ascetic-mystical reflection from an early stage. Isaac of Nineveh (7th cent.), the best representative of the Syriac ascetic-mystical tradition, offers an original perspective on the theme, that the articl...

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Main Author: Duca, Valentina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2023
In: Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses
Year: 2023, Volume: 99, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-26
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Isaac Syrus 640-700 / Perfection / Sin / Passion
IxTheo Classification:CB Christian life; spirituality
KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages
NBE Anthropology
NCA Ethics
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