The Mystical Theology

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Christian Neoplatonic work apophatic theology text mystical text theological treatise

The Mystical Theology is a foundational Christian Neoplatonic treatise that explores the via negativa, teaching that God is best approached through unknowing and the negation of all finite concepts.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian Neoplatonic work ⓘ apophatic theology text ⓘ mystical text ⓘ theological treatise ⓘ
attributedTo	Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ
audience	advanced contemplatives ⓘ
centralTheme	negation of all finite concepts of God ⓘ transcendence of God beyond being and knowledge ⓘ unknowing of God ⓘ
circulatedIn	Greek manuscripts ⓘ Latin translations ⓘ
dateOfComposition	early 6th century ⓘ late 5th century ⓘ
genre	mystical theology ⓘ
hasAuthor	Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced	Eastern Christian mysticism ⓘ Gregory Palamas NERFINISHED ⓘ John of the Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Meister Eckhart NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance Christian Platonism ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Christian mysticism ⓘ medieval scholastic theology ⓘ
influencedBy	Christian patristic theology ⓘ Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ Plotinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ
keyConcept	ascent to God ⓘ beyond being ⓘ darkness of unknowing ⓘ mystical union ⓘ negation of all affirmations ⓘ
language	Greek ⓘ
partOf	Dionysian corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeInCorpus	part of the Corpus Dionysiacum ⓘ
relatedWork	The Celestial Hierarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Divine Names NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
structure	short treatise ⓘ
teaches	God is best approached through unknowing ⓘ all positive names of God must ultimately be negated ⓘ union with God beyond intellect and sense ⓘ
theologicalApproach	apophatic theology ⓘ via negativa NERFINISHED ⓘ
theologicalCurrent	Christian Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ
tradition	Byzantine theology ⓘ Latin medieval theology ⓘ

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