Augustine's confessions: ten studies
This book presents new interpretations of essential and well-known passages from Augustine's Confessions. In ten chapters, the Augustinian specialist Johannes van Oort analyzes and explains many essential passages in the work from the background of Augustine's thorough knowledge of Manicha...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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Vigiliae Christianae (volume 182)
Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Vigiliae Christianae Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae
volume 182 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430, Confessiones
B Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430, Confessiones / Manichaeism |
| IxTheo Classification: | BF Gnosticism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Augustine of Hippo, Saint (354-430) Confessiones
B Augustine - of Hippo, Saint - 354-430 |
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| Summary: | This book presents new interpretations of essential and well-known passages from Augustine's Confessions. In ten chapters, the Augustinian specialist Johannes van Oort analyzes and explains many essential passages in the work from the background of Augustine's thorough knowledge of Manichaeism. This "Gnostic' variant of Christianity exerted a great influence on the North African Augustine, as evidenced in his most famous and (arguably) most influential work. In a new light appear such figures as Monnica, Ponticianus, Lady Continence, the rather obscure African bishop who speaks of Augustine as "a son of such tears"; events such as the 'illustrious' pear theft, the coming of "a glorious young man" to dreaming Monnica, Augustine's dramatic conversion; basic features such as his concept of 'God', deep sense 0f (sexual) sin, highly influential reflections on memory, fundamental view of Christ as God's right hand and, perhaps most importantly, his mystical spirituality |
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| Physical Description: | XVIII, 249 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-68588-8 90-04-68588-X |
