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The Works of Gregory Thaumaturgus and Dionysius the Areopagite

by Dionysius the Areopagite Translator: John Parker Author: Gregory Thaumaturgus

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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The Works of Gregory Thaumaturgus and Dionysius the Areopagite collects writings from two early Christian mystics, offering insights into patristic theology, angelology, and mystical ascent. Gregory’s "Address of Thanksgiving" and Dionysius’ "Celestial Hierarchy" explore the nature of divine illumination, the orders of angels, and the contemplative life. These texts were deeply influential in shaping medieval Christian mysticism and Neoplatonic spirituality. Ideal for scholars of early Church history, this compilation preserves rare and often-overlooked voices in the development of Christian metaphysics and sacred doctrine.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics, Demonology, angelology, and possession, and Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity.

  • Gnosticism and esoteric Christianity

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  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

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  • Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Mysticism”. Retained metadata contains “Metaphysics” in the description, “Mysticism” in the description, and “Mysticism” in the subject metadata.

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