Augustine: Spiritual Centaur?

H. examines whether Augustine's mystical experiences are a combination of Neoplatonic and Christian elements. H. concludes that A. is not a "spiritual centaur", but that the mystical elements of Plotinus and Porphyry are placed "within a matrix of Christian belief", H.'s conclusions, while eminently...

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Auteur:Robert A. Herrera
Publié: Augustinian Historical Institute, Villanova, 1994
Peter Lang, New York, 1994
Pages:159-176
Format:Essay
Sujet:- Biographie > Relations et Sources > Platonisme. Néo-platonisme > Études générales > Néo-platonisme
- Influence et Survie
- Influence et Survie > Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960) > Actualité d'Augustin
Parent Work: Augustine, Mystic and Mystagogue
Statut:Active
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Résumé:H. examines whether Augustine's mystical experiences are a combination of Neoplatonic and Christian elements. H. concludes that A. is not a "spiritual centaur", but that the mystical elements of Plotinus and Porphyry are placed "within a matrix of Christian belief", H.'s conclusions, while eminently correct, are largely an amalgam of secondary sources.

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