sacred cosmos
Subtitle: theological, philosophical, and scientific conversations in the early twelfth century school of Chartres
By: Peter Ellard
Publisher: University of Scranton Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Scranton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781589661400; 9781589661332
Subjects: Ecole de Chartres; Chartres (France) -- Church history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-263) and index
Table of contents: title: The school of Chartres and its historical context in the first half of the twelfth century; title: Platonism of Chartres; title: Chartrian methods of interpretation : integumentum; title: God the creator in Chartrian thought; title: The archetypal model : eternal exemplar, mind, wisdom, and Son of God; title: The cosmos : an orderly gathering of creatures made in the image of God; title: The cosmos animated by its 'anima'; title: The world soul and the Holy Spirit : two metaphors for the same reality; title: The condemnation of an idea and its aftermath; title: A twelfth century "scientific" understanding of the cosmos; title: Illumination : 'the soul's journey into God'; title: The cosmos : the path that leads to God