From Athens to Chartres: Neoplatonism and Medieval Thought Studies in Honour of Edouard Jeaneau (Studien Und Texte Zur Geistesgeschichte Des Mittelalters) [Hardcover]

Haijo Jan Westra (Author), Edouard Jeauneau (Author, Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997 | ISBN-10: 9004096493 | ISBN-13: 978-9004096493

This volume on neoplatonism and the Middle Ages starts with a reconstruction of the Creation on the North portal of the Chartres Cathedral, followed by a section on the transmission of major texts such as Plato's "Timaeus" through the manuscript tradition. The chapter on later Greek philosophy contains studies on Plotinus and Augustine, Proclus and Pseudo-Dionysius. A separate section interprets the thought of Johannes Scottus Eriugena. The 12th century is represented by articles on Gilbert of Poitiers on mater, Adelard of Bath, Honorius of Autun, Abelard's ethics and theology, monasti asceticism, Hildegard of Bingen's allegories, allegorical zoology, Alan of Lille's anthropology, the role of the Muses, and the Hermetic "Asclepius".

Editorial Reviews

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'..".une sirie d'itudes importantes.'
Eug. Manning, "Scriptorium, 1992.
'"Nous filicitons les Editions Brill pour la prisentation impeccabel de ce recueil.'
Jean Borel, "Revue de Thiologie et de Philosophie, 1994.

Language Notes

Text: English, French, German, Italian, Latin

Product Details

• Hardcover: 524 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004096493
• ISBN-13: 978-9004096493
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
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