Corpus Areopagiticum
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The Corpus Areopagiticum is a foundational collection of late antique Christian mystical and theological writings, influential in both Eastern Orthodox and Western medieval thought, attributed pseudonymously to Dionysius the Areopagite.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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late antique Christian text ⓘ mystical theology text ⓘ pseudepigraphal work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Athenian convert of Paul ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
divine names
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ecclesiastical hierarchy ⓘ hierarchy of angels ⓘ mystical union with God ⓘ negative theology ⓘ sacramental symbolism ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | Greek Christian world ⓘ |
| composedInCentury |
5th century
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6th century ⓘ |
| dateStatus | authorship disputed ⓘ |
| doctrinalFocus |
God’s transcendence
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angelology ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical treatise
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theological treatise ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
De Coelesti Hierarchia
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De Divinis Nominibus NERFINISHED ⓘ De Ecclesiastica Hierarchia NERFINISHED ⓘ De Mystica Theologia NERFINISHED ⓘ Epistulae ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine theology
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Eastern Orthodox theology NERFINISHED ⓘ John Scotus Eriugena NERFINISHED ⓘ Latin scholasticism ⓘ Maximus the Confessor NERFINISHED ⓘ Meister Eckhart NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ Western medieval theology ⓘ apophatic theology ⓘ mystical theology ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFromRegion | Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Neoplatonism
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Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| tradition | Christian Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedBy | John Scotus Eriugena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedInto | Latin ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Council of Lateran IV
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medieval scholastic theologians ⓘ |
| usedIn | Byzantine liturgical theology ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
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