Divine Presence in Late Antique Platonism
Theories, Practices, Contexts
Contributions by Jörg von Alvensleben Contributions by Ilinca Tanaseanu-Döbler Contributions by Svetla Slaveva-Griffin Contributions by Anca Vasiliu Contributions by Benedetto Neola Contributions by Clelia Attanasio Contributions by Marco Zambon Contributions by Michele Abbate Contributions by Claudio Moreschini Contributions by Dominique Côté Contributions by Luciana Gabriela Soares Santoprete Edited by Ilinca Tanaseanu-Döbler Edited by Benedetto Neola Edited by Luciana Gabriela Soares Santoprete
A quest for a theology that brings God and reality together as closely as possible
The volume explores the Late Antique discourse on divine presence. It retraces the distinctive Neoplatonic theory and imagery of presence inaugurated by Plotinus, showing how later Platonists use it to denote an eternal bond with the divine that both guarantees the existence of reality and safeguards divine transcendence. Beyond theology, this theory offers answers to existential struggles as well as a foundation for ritual practice, all developed alongside a vibrant Christian discourse on God’s presence that pivots on the figure of the incarnate Logos. Christian theologians engage and adapt Platonic concepts of presence, transforming them in the process. Common ground with their pagan counterparts surfaces not only in depictions of God’s creative and providential activity, but also in seemingly conflictual areas: pagan concepts of saviour figures echo Christian ideas of the Son’s mission, and even ideas of ritually contrived divine presence find a Christian adaptation. Ultimately, Late Antique theologians, whether Christian or pagan, are united in their quest for a theology that brings God and reality together as closely as possible.
- Contributions by Jörg von Alvensleben
- Contributions by Ilinca Tanaseanu-Döbler
- Contributions by Svetla Slaveva-Griffin
- Contributions by Anca Vasiliu
- Contributions by Benedetto Neola
- Contributions by Clelia Attanasio
- Contributions by Marco Zambon
- Contributions by Michele Abbate
- Contributions by Claudio Moreschini
- Contributions by Dominique Côté
- Contributions by Luciana Gabriela Soares Santoprete
- Edited by Ilinca Tanaseanu-Döbler
- Edited by Benedetto Neola
- Edited by Luciana Gabriela Soares Santoprete
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Drunk the Potion, No Whit Charmed
The Doctrine of Pure and Perfect Souls from Iamblichus to Damascius
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Transformationen des Verhältnisses von Naturforschung und Religion im späten 18. und frühen 19. Jahrhundert
Symphonisches Mysterium
Einheit und Vielfalt der Darstellung in der Theologia Platonica des Proklos (Buch I–III)
Education, Religion, and Literary Culture in the 4th Century CE
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