Imitations of infinity Gregory of Nyssa and the transformation of mimesis

In this book, Michael Motia places Gregory of Nyssa at the center of a study of the many ways in which late ancient life was governed by notions of imitation. Questions both intimate and immense, of education, childcare, or cosmology, all found form in a relationship of archetype and image. It is no...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Motia, Michael, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press [2022]
Colección:Divinations: rereading late ancient religion
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  • Cover
  • Imitations of Infinity
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction. The Mimetic Life
  • Chapter 1. Two Tracks of Mimesis
  • Chapter 2. Crossing Tracks: Mimesis in Neoplatonism
  • Chapter 3. Early Christian Mimesis
  • Chapter 4. Mimetic Names
  • Chapter 5. Mimetic Spaces
  • Chapter 6. Mimetic Characters
  • Conclusion. Mimesis and Mystery
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.