Letters (Epistles)
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Christian mystical text
collection of letters
corpus of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
theological work
Letters (Epistles) is a collection of mystical and theological correspondence attributed to the late 5th–early 6th century Christian Neoplatonist known as Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian mystical text
ⓘ
collection of letters ⓘ corpus of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dionysian Epistles
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Epistles of Pseudo-Dionysius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
The Celestial Hierarchy
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The Divine Names NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mystical Theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorshipStatus | pseudonymous ⓘ |
| circulation |
Byzantine monastic circles
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medieval Latin scholastic circles ⓘ |
| containsThemes |
angelic hierarchy
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apophatic theology ⓘ contemplative prayer ⓘ ecclesiastical hierarchy ⓘ martyrdom and suffering ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ |
| date |
early 6th century
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late 5th century ⓘ |
| genre |
mystical theology
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spiritual correspondence ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late antique Christian Platonism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Byzantine theology
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Eastern Christian mysticism ⓘ John Scotus Eriugena NERFINISHED ⓘ Maximus the Confessor NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Aquinas NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Christian mysticism ⓘ medieval Latin theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian patristic theology
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Proclus NERFINISHED ⓘ late antique Neoplatonism ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| modernScholarlyView | written by an unknown late 5th–early 6th century author ⓘ |
| partOf | Corpus Dionysiacum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Neoplatonism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation | Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | mystical and theological correspondence ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
divine names and attributes
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hierarchical order of the Church ⓘ mystical union with God ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Dionysius the Areopagite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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