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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VerfasserIn:Robert A. Herrera
Veröffentlicht: Augustinian Historical Institute, Villanova, 1994
Peter Lang, New York, 1994
Seiten:159-176
Format:Essay
Thema:- Lebensbeschreibung > Verhältnisse und Quellen > [Platonisme. Néo-platonisme] > [Études générales] > [Néo-platonisme]
- Einfluss und Überlebung
- Einfluss und Überlebung > [Époque Contemporaine (1789-1960)] > Relevanz von Augustinus
Hauptwerk: Augustine, Mystic and Mystagogue
Status:Active
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Zusammenfassung: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.