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OverviewThe aim of this book is to discuss the quintessential struggle of faith and reason that invariably and perpetually manifests itself in the history of humanity. In west, technology, technolatria, is now seen as a substitute for desacralised Christianity. Ancients disliked «Faustian» technology and manipulation of the natural order of things. They branded Prometheus and Daedalus as evil-doers, for ‹novelty› or ‹innovation› then stood for hybris. The Greco-Roman Antiquity was markedly religious and political. Leaders and commoners had all to observe the sacrosanct cult. Thus, law and order were maintained, and change was precluded. The triumph of Christianity, orchestrated by Roman aristocracy, was to lead to intolerance and persecution even within the Orthodox Church. This book presents a contribution to the neglected branch of history of morals in a time when virtue has been lost, and moral disorder or vacuum has ensued. The study covers a very long March of Father Time, from Homer and Hesiod until the twelfth century of the Common Era. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Juhani SarsilaPublisher: Peter Lang AG Imprint: Peter Lang AG Edition: New edition Weight: 0.795kg ISBN: 9783631799093ISBN 10: 3631799098 Pages: 570 Publication Date: 11 March 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsOn Classical Soil: Greek Antiquity – On Classical Soil: Early Roman Antiquity – Catechetical School in Alexandria Denies Dualism – On Christianity and Gnōsis: Roots of Christian Truths – Pagans Disallow Christianity: Porphyry Rails at Christ – Christological Heresies Come to Sight – From Toleration to Intolerance – Towards the Middle Ages – Latter-time Dissenters: John Scottus Eriugena as Another RedemptionistReviewsAuthor InformationJuhani Sarsila, PhD, now retired, taught Latin, Greek, and history at the University of Tampere, with particular emphasis on the history of ideas and learning, and philosophical humanism, or existentialism. He has released manifold monographies, articles, and essays on early Finnish nationalism, the role of forgery in European history, and the theory and practice of persuasion, or rhetoric. Besides, he has composed poetry. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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