Ranks Are Not Bypassed, Rituals Are Not Negated
The Dionysian Corpus on Return
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20459262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Timothy D Knepper (0000-0003-4397-6153, Drake University, corresponding author), Timothy Knepper (Drake University, Philosophy and Religion 203 Medbury Hall Des Moines IA 50311 USA) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 66-95 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0266-7177 • E-ISSN: 1468-0025 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/moth.12051 |
| OpenAlex | W1787358675 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Modern readings of the Dionysian corpus often subordinate its hierarchical treatises to its theological treatises. Two unfortunate consequences follow: one, the thetic positions and aphairetic removals of the Divine Names and Mystical Theology bypass or transcend the hierarchical ranks and hierurgical rituals of the Celestial Hierarchy and Ecclesiastical Hierarchy . Second, the return to God occurs through apophatic abstraction rather than sacramental performance. This article interprets the Dionysian corpus differently, offering four arguments why Dionysian negative theology is not the means by which ranks and rituals are negated or abandoned but rather a means by which they are affirmed and accomplished
Abstraction · Art · Epistemology · Hierarchy · Literature · Mysticism · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |