Pseudo-Dionysius and Gregory Palamas - The Byzantine Synthesis of Eastern Patristics (Hardcover, New edition)

The study shows the reception of the views of Pseudo-Dionysius Areopagite by Gregory Palamas. The author presents the doctrinal context of Palamas' dispute with Barlaam from Calabria on the possibility of knowing God, the most important issue in 14th-century Byzantium. The author distances herself from many previous interpretations of this problem. She proves that, considering how much Palamas succumbed or did not succumb to the Areopagite or "corrected" his position, he has a very weak doctrinal basis. The author notices that over-emphasizing Dionysius' dependence on the Neoplatonic tradition does not lead to a solution to the problem. Palamas' teachings are placed in the context of the traditions of the Christian East and their relation to the thoughts of the Areopagite himself.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Philosophy and Cultural Studies Revisited / Historisch-genetische Studien zur Philosophie und Kulturgeschichte, 11
Release date:	October 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Agnieszka Switkiewicz-Blandzi
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	244
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-84167-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Western philosophy, c 500 to c 1600 > General
LSN:	3-631-84167-1
Barcode:	9783631841679

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