Isbn: 9780520041929 - synesius of cyrene: philosopher-bishop (transformation of the classical heritage, band 2) (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Fine. inscribed by the author; 250 pp., hardcover, fine in a very good dust jacket. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.…

Hardcover. Zustand: VERY GOOD. 206pp. Sewn binding in burbundy paper over boards, backed in gray cloth. Ex-library; exceedingly clean and sharp with sound binding and no evidence of use. Shipped professionally in a box.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Slight shelf-wear to dj., else bright and clean.

Zustand: Gut. XI, 206 Seiten / p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - sehr guter Zustand / very good condition - The conflict of religions during the Christianization of the Greco-Roman aristocracy in Late Antiquity is typified by Synesius (ca. A.D. 365/70-414?), an old-fashioned pagan Neoplatonist who studied under Hypatia at Alexandria, yet who in A.D. 410 became the Christian bishop of Ptolemais in Libya. Before accepting, however, he openly stated his objections to certain Christian dogmas. Was he a Christian or a baptized Neoplatonist? -- The generation of Synesius saw the rapid decline of paganism. Furthermore, the Constantinople he visited (A.D. 399-402) was a Greek-Christian Rome whose elites were classically educated. He returned home an ally of the citys Orthodox Christians. He tried to reconcile Neoplatonism with Christianity, but a study of his works demonstrates that he was only partially successful. -- Synesius is important for our understanding of the old aristocracy in Late Antiquity. His becoming a bishop completes the picture in which we finally see the ancient world transforming itself into the medieval world. The life of Synesius, one man of Late Antiquity, may be viewed as both the recapitulation and anticipation of all the major themes of Classical and Late Antiquity. ISBN 9780520041929 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 428 Originallhalbeinen mit Schutzumschlag / Half Cloth with dust jacket.…