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The sacred cosmos : theological, philosophical, and scientific conversations in the early twelfth century school of Chartres

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The sacred cosmos : theological, philosophical, and scientific conversations in the early twelfth century school of Chartres / Peter Ellard.

Author

Ellard, Peter, 1964-

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Scranton : University of Scranton Press, c2007.

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xxvii, 272 p.; 23 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-263) and index.

Contents

The school of Chartres and its historical context in the first half of the twelfth century -- Platonism of Chartres -- Chartrian methods of interpretation : integumentum -- God the creator in Chartrian thought -- The archetypal model : eternal exemplar, mind, wisdom, and Son of God -- The cosmos : an orderly gathering of creatures made in the image of God -- The cosmos animated by its 'anima' -- The world soul and the Holy Spirit : two metaphors for the same reality -- The condemnation of an idea and its aftermath -- A twelfth century "scientific" understanding of the cosmos -- Illumination : 'the soul's journey into God' -- The cosmos : the path that leads to God.

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