Gregory Palamas’ Metaphysics of Light
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-69970-0 (ISBN)
- Noch nicht erschienen (ca. Dezember 2024)
- Versandkostenfrei
- Auch auf Rechnung
- Artikel merken
This book examines Gregory Palamas’ perspective on light, applying the “metaphysics of light” framework introduced by Clemens Baeumker, and reconceptualizing it to present a new theoretical approach to Palamas’ thought. It delves into how Palamas interprets light, covering its ontological, epistemological, and transformative aspects, which he articulates through the integration of scriptural exegesis and the direct experiences of monastic prayer.
Palamas’ concepts are thoroughly analyzed, from the essence-energy distinction to the possibilities of experiencing the divine through the body in present life. This book situates Palamas’ thought within both its historical context and the broader spectrum of metaphysics, thereby promoting a philosophical understanding.
Inviting readers interested in the intersections of Byzantine theology, philosophy, and metaphysics, this work offers a meticulous study of a system that challenges the conventional limits of corporeality and finitude.
Patrícia Calvário is a post-doctoral fellow at the Institut Supérieur de Philosophie of the Université Catholique de Louvain, supported by the “Fonds Spécial de Recherche”. Her current project, (Un)knowable Essence: Beatific Vision in Second Scholasticism, explores the Vision of God in the 17th century. Her research interests include Greek Patristics, Hesychasm, and the Beatific Vision.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Translation of Technical Terms
Introduction
1 The Problem and Its History
2 Gregory Palamas
3 Hesychasm
4 Monasticism
5 Controversy with Barlaam of Calabria
6 The Works of Palamas and the Controversy
7 Philosophy and Theology
8 Energeiai
9 Metaphysics of Light
10 Questions and Paths to Be Developed
1 The Contemporary Reception of Palamas
2 Genesis of the Palamite Controversy
1 Procession of the Holy Spirit
2 The Criticism of the Latin Position on the Procession of the Holy Spirit
3 The Demonstration in Theology
4 First Critiques to the Theory of Illumination
3 Light and the Psychophysical Method
1 Components of the Method
2 Descriptions of the Method
4 Light and the Place of the Heart
1 The Natural Center
2 The Metaphysical Center
5 Light and Corporeality
1 The Body as the Completeness of the Image of God
2 Impassibility
3 Anticipated Eschatology of the Body
6 Light and Deification
1 The (Super)Natural Character of Deification
7 Light and Vision
1 Intellectual Perception or Spiritual Senses
2 Modes of “Perception” of Light
3 Vision and Epektasis
8 Light and Knowledge
1 The Faculties of Human Being
2 Natural Knowledge
3 Supernatural Knowledge
9 Metaphysics of Light
1 Transfiguration: from the Light of the Logos to the Hesychast Light
2 The Nature of Light
Concluding Remarks
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.12.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Brill's Studies in Intellectual History ; 356 |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 1 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Mittelalter |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-69970-8 / 9004699708 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-69970-0 / 9789004699700 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
| Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt? |
aus dem Bereich
