Charles M Stang
Biographic Data
| ID | 1482713 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles M Stang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles M |
| FAMILY NAME | Stang |
| SIGNATURE | STANG C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Psychedelic Futures and Altered States in the Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean
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What is the Subtle Body
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Origen’s Theology of Fire and the Early Monks of Egypt
Origen’s Peri archôn includes a description of the soul of Christ as an iron in God’s fire. Christ’s mind, “becoming wholly fire” ( et tota ignis effecta ) is the origin and the destiny of all minds, all those minds who “cooled” ( psychesthai ) into souls ( psychai ) and eventually became angels, humans, and demons. The iron in the fire of God is the defining figure for the divinized mind, an illustration of what all minds were in the beginning a…
Calling a New Séance
THE PURPOSE of the present roundtable is to assess Theosophy’s complicated relationship with the academic study of religion, from the late nineteenth century to the present.1 For our purposes, “Theosophy,” with a capital “T,” here refers first and foremost to the Theosophical Society, founded in 1875—associated with such figures as H. P. Blavatsky (1831–1891), Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907), Annie Besant (1847–1933), Charles Leadbeater (1854–1934…
In My End Is My Beginning
Law and Lawlessness in Early Judaism and Early Christianity
The essays in this volume aim to bring to the fore the legalistic and antinomian dimensions in both early Judaism and early Christianity, with contributions that examine the formative centuries of these two great religions and their legal traditions.
Law and lawlessness in early Judaism and early Christianity
According to a persistent popular stereotype, early Judaism is seen as a "legalistic" religious tradition, in contrast to early Christianity, which seeks to obviate and so to supersede, annul, or abrogate Jewish law. Although scholars have known better since the surge of interest in the question of the law in post-Holocaust academic circles, the complex stances of both early Judaism and early Christianity toward questions of law observance have r…
Doubt, our modern Crown of Thorns
This essay uses T. E. Lawrence's characterization of doubt as ‘our modern crown of thorns’, as an entrée into thinking through the coincidence of doubt and faith in the four canonical gospels. However much each of the gospels may wish to induce faith, it leaves its readers with the distinct impression that doubt, understood differently in each, cannot be fully dispelled. The gospels thereby testify to a lively, ancient appreciation for the irrepr…
"Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite"No Longer I
This book argues that the pseudonym, Dionysius the Areopagite, and the influence of Paul together constitute the best interpretive lens for understanding the Corpus Dionysiacum [CD]. This book demonstrates how Paul in fact animates the entire corpus, that the influence of Paul illuminates such central themes of the CD as hierarchy, theurgy, deification, Christology, affirmation (kataphasis) and negation (apophasis), dissimilar similarities, and u…
From the Chaldean Oracles to the Corpus Dionysiacum
The Journal for Late Antique Religion and Culture is a full text open access online journal, edited by members and associates of the Centre for Late Antique Religion and Culture and published by Cardiff University Press
Digging Holes and Building Pillars
In Constantine P. Cavafy's 1917 poem, “Simeon,” a young cultured aesthete (probably from Antioch), writes his friend Mebis about a recent chance encounter with the famous stylite that left him “shattered, unnerved, and aghast,” and entirely unfit to resume his sophistic career in belles lettres : Ah, don—t smile; for thirty-five years, think of it— winter, summer, daytime, night, for thirty-five years he's been living, martyring himself, atop a p…
Dionysius, Paul and the Significance of the Pseudonym
This essay interprets the CD through the lens of the pseudonym, Dionysius the Areopagite, and the corresponding influence of Paul. First, this essay argues that the author of the CD writes under the name of Dionysius the Areopagite in order to suggest that, following Paul, he will effect a new rapprochement between the wisdom of pagan Athens and the revelation of God in Christ. Second, this essay demonstrates how crucial Paul is for Dionysius' ow…
The Waking Dream of T. E. Lawrence
Since the end of the First World War, the legend of 'Lawrence of Arabia' has enjoyed much currency in the popular imagination of the West. Behind this legend, however, is a man, Thomas Edward Lawrence
“Does Not Care”
In 1924, T. E. Lawrence had a stone lintel placed over the door to Clouds Hill, the remote cottage in Dorsetshire where, until his death in 1935, he occasionally lived and often entertained friends and family. Into this stone lintel Lawrence carved two Greek words: ου φροτις, "does not care." He explained to friends that these words were taken from a comic episode in the Histories of Herodotus, one concerning a young suitor Hippoclides and a rich…
"Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite"No Longer I
This book argues that the pseudonym, Dionysius the Areopagite, and the influence of Paul together constitute the best interpretive lens for understanding the Corpus Dionysiacum [CD]. This book demonstrates how Paul in fact animates the entire corpus, that the influence of Paul illuminates such central themes of the CD as hierarchy, theurgy, deification, Christology, affirmation (kataphasis) and negation (apophasis), dissimilar similarities, and u…
From the Chaldean Oracles to the Corpus Dionysiacum
The Journal for Late Antique Religion and Culture is a full text open access online journal, edited by members and associates of the Centre for Late Antique Religion and Culture and published by Cardiff University Press
The Waking Dream of T. E. Lawrence
Since the end of the First World War, the legend of 'Lawrence of Arabia' has enjoyed much currency in the popular imagination of the West. Behind this legend, however, is a man, Thomas Edward Lawrence
“Does Not Care”
In 1924, T. E. Lawrence had a stone lintel placed over the door to Clouds Hill, the remote cottage in Dorsetshire where, until his death in 1935, he occasionally lived and often entertained friends and family. Into this stone lintel Lawrence carved two Greek words: ου φροτις, "does not care." He explained to friends that these words were taken from a comic episode in the Histories of Herodotus, one concerning a young suitor Hippoclides and a rich…
Dionysius, Paul and the Significance of the Pseudonym
This essay interprets the CD through the lens of the pseudonym, Dionysius the Areopagite, and the corresponding influence of Paul. First, this essay argues that the author of the CD writes under the name of Dionysius the Areopagite in order to suggest that, following Paul, he will effect a new rapprochement between the wisdom of pagan Athens and the revelation of God in Christ. Second, this essay demonstrates how crucial Paul is for Dionysius' ow…
Digging Holes and Building Pillars
In Constantine P. Cavafy's 1917 poem, “Simeon,” a young cultured aesthete (probably from Antioch), writes his friend Mebis about a recent chance encounter with the famous stylite that left him “shattered, unnerved, and aghast,” and entirely unfit to resume his sophistic career in belles lettres : Ah, don—t smile; for thirty-five years, think of it— winter, summer, daytime, night, for thirty-five years he's been living, martyring himself, atop a p…
From the Chaldean Oracles to the Corpus Dionysiacum
The Journal for Late Antique Religion and Culture is a full text open access online journal, edited by members and associates of the Centre for Late Antique Religion and Culture and published by Cardiff University Press
"Apophasis and Pseudonymity in Dionysius the Areopagite"No Longer I
This book argues that the pseudonym, Dionysius the Areopagite, and the influence of Paul together constitute the best interpretive lens for understanding the Corpus Dionysiacum [CD]. This book demonstrates how Paul in fact animates the entire corpus, that the influence of Paul illuminates such central themes of the CD as hierarchy, theurgy, deification, Christology, affirmation (kataphasis) and negation (apophasis), dissimilar similarities, and u…
Doubt, our modern Crown of Thorns
This essay uses T. E. Lawrence's characterization of doubt as ‘our modern crown of thorns’, as an entrée into thinking through the coincidence of doubt and faith in the four canonical gospels. However much each of the gospels may wish to induce faith, it leaves its readers with the distinct impression that doubt, understood differently in each, cannot be fully dispelled. The gospels thereby testify to a lively, ancient appreciation for the irrepr…
Law and Lawlessness in Early Judaism and Early Christianity
The essays in this volume aim to bring to the fore the legalistic and antinomian dimensions in both early Judaism and early Christianity, with contributions that examine the formative centuries of these two great religions and their legal traditions.
Law and lawlessness in early Judaism and early Christianity
According to a persistent popular stereotype, early Judaism is seen as a "legalistic" religious tradition, in contrast to early Christianity, which seeks to obviate and so to supersede, annul, or abrogate Jewish law. Although scholars have known better since the surge of interest in the question of the law in post-Holocaust academic circles, the complex stances of both early Judaism and early Christianity toward questions of law observance have r…
In My End Is My Beginning
Calling a New Séance
THE PURPOSE of the present roundtable is to assess Theosophy’s complicated relationship with the academic study of religion, from the late nineteenth century to the present.1 For our purposes, “Theosophy,” with a capital “T,” here refers first and foremost to the Theosophical Society, founded in 1875—associated with such figures as H. P. Blavatsky (1831–1891), Henry Steel Olcott (1832–1907), Annie Besant (1847–1933), Charles Leadbeater (1854–1934…
Origen’s Theology of Fire and the Early Monks of Egypt
Origen’s Peri archôn includes a description of the soul of Christ as an iron in God’s fire. Christ’s mind, “becoming wholly fire” ( et tota ignis effecta ) is the origin and the destiny of all minds, all those minds who “cooled” ( psychesthai ) into souls ( psychai ) and eventually became angels, humans, and demons. The iron in the fire of God is the defining figure for the divinized mind, an illustration of what all minds were in the beginning a…
What is the Subtle Body
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Psychedelic Futures and Altered States in the Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the ‘Save PDF’ action button
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