Divine Powers in Late Antiquity

Divine Powers in Late Antiquity
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9780198767206
ISBN-13 : 019876720X
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Book Synopsis Divine Powers in Late Antiquity by : Irini-Fotini Viltanioti

Download or read book Divine Powers in Late Antiquity written by Irini-Fotini Viltanioti and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of original essays on the concept of divine power(s) in Late Antiquity. It investigates how four major figures of Neoplatonism (Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, Proclus) and early Christian authors (from the New Testament, the Alexandrian school, and the Cappadocian Fathers) developed aspects of the notion of divine power.


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