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

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

Peter Ellard

Scranton : University of Scranton Press

2007

The school of Chartres and its historical context in the first half of the twelfth century -- Plato and Chartrian Neoplatonism -- 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 the 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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