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The transformation of the classical heritage; 2
Synesius of Cyrene, philosopher-bishop
Jay Bregman
University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London 1982
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The transformation of the classical heritage; 2
Synesius of Cyrene, philosopher-bishop
Jay Bregman
University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London 1982
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix — Note on abbreviations xi
I. The Early Years (A.D. 365?-395) 17
Early Life and Adolescence 17 — Alexandria and Conversion to Philosophy 20 — Hymn I and Synesius’ Conversion to Philosophy 29
II. Transition (A.D. 395-402):
Return Home and Journey to Constantinople 41
III. The Middle Years (A.D. 402-409):
From Constantinople to the Bishopric 60
IV. The Middle Years: The Trinity and the Hymns 78
V. The Middle Years: The Incarnation and the Hymns 93
VI. The Middle Years: Hellenism, Philosophy, and Mysticism 125
The Dion and the Cultural Ideal of Synesius 125 — Hellenism and the Path to Mystical Contemplation in the Dion 133 — Synesius and the Ideals of the Fathers 137 — The On Dreams; Dualism; Chaldaean Oracles; Resurrection of the Body 145
VII. On the Eve of the Episcopate (A.D. 410) 155
VIII. The Later Years (A.D. 410-414?):
The Philosopher-Bishop 164 — The Homilies 164 — The Catastases 168 — The Eunomians 171 — Synesius as Bishop: Political Implications 174
Conclusion 177
Bibliography 185 — Index 195