Channels of Imperishable Fire

The Beginnings of Christian Mystical Poetry and Dioscorus of Aphrodito

Clement A Kuehn (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

302 Seiten

1996
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8204-2673-0 (ISBN)

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Ever since the poems of Dioscorus of Aphrodito (ca. 520-ca. 585 C.E.) were discovered on papyri in Upper Egypt, they have perplexed and disturbed scholars. Written largely in an Homeric vocabulary, many appear to be praising dukes and other government officials according to encomiastic conventions. Yet the poems do not adhere closely to these conventions and contain many verses and passages which are nearly incomprehensible. This book demonstrates that many of these problematic passages have mystical significance and that the encomia possibly have an allegorical level of meaning. The study also reveals the valuable contribution these poems make to our understanding of early Christian mysticism and Late Antique culture.

The Author: Clement A. Kuehn received his B.A. degree in English literature from the University of Illinois, Chicago; he received his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Classical Studies at Loyola University, Chicago. At Loyola, he studied under the guidance of Professor James G. Keenan, noted papyrologist and historian of Late Antiquity, and Leo Sweeney, S.J., author of numerous books on Christian philosophy and metaphysics. Dr. Kuehn's articles and papers have focused on Late Antique literature. He is currently editing the sixth century Greek papyri recently discovered at Petra (Jordan). At present, he is Lecturer of Classical Studies at Loyola University, Chicago.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.2.1996
Reihe/Serie	Lang Classical Studies ; 7
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 230 mm
Gewicht	610 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Latein / Altgriechisch
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-8204-2673-3 / 0820426733
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-2673-0 / 9780820426730
Zustand	Neuware