Explaining the cosmos: creation and cultural interaction in late-antique Gaza

This title analyses the philosophical and theological writings relating to the creation and eternity of the world of three Gazan thinkers, Aeneas, Zacharias and Procopius. It sheds light on Neoplatonic and Christian debates, and maps distinctive cultural characteristics of Gaza, including its school...

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Beteilige Person: Champion, Michael W. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford University Press 2014
Schriftenreihe:Oxford studies in late antiquity
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199337484.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199337484.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199337484.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199337484.001.0001
Zusammenfassung:This title analyses the philosophical and theological writings relating to the creation and eternity of the world of three Gazan thinkers, Aeneas, Zacharias and Procopius. It sheds light on Neoplatonic and Christian debates, and maps distinctive cultural characteristics of Gaza, including its schools and monasteries, in Late Antiquity
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780199354986
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199337484.001.0001