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    John Scottus Eriugena (c. AD 815–877) and the Charge of Pantheism: A Theological and Historical Investigation


    Woods, William (2023) John Scottus Eriugena (c. AD 815–877) and the Charge of Pantheism: A Theological and Historical Investigation. PhD thesis, St. Patrick’s Pontifical University, Maynooth.

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    Abstract

    To this day, general discussion on the ninth-century Irish scholar John Scottus Eriugena regularly turns to the topic of pantheism, that is, the identification of God with the world. His major theological work, the Periphyseon, was condemned in AD 1225, and affirmations of its having a pantheistic outlook have continued into more recent times. The present study grew from a desire to be able to understand the matter with a greater degree of insight, and to present findings which might add to the expanding tradition of Eriugena studies. The object of the dissertation, therefore, is to examine the content of his work for the presence of pantheism, not just with regard to the historical context of its condemnation, but on its own merit.
    Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
    Keywords: John Scottus Eriugena; AD 815–877; Charge of Pantheism; Theological and Historical Investigation;
    Academic Unit: St Patrick's College, Maynooth > Faculty of Theology
    Item ID: 19212
    Depositing User: IR eTheses
    Date Deposited: 21 Nov 2024 14:41
    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19212
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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