Evagrius of Pontus : The Gnostic trilogy /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399, author.
Uniform title:Works. Selections (Darling)
Imprint:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Description:520 pages ; 25 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13377077
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:Gnostic trilogy
Other uniform titles:Young, Robin Darling,
Kalvesmaki, Joel,
Stewart, Columba,
Stang, Charles M., 1974-
Dysinger, Luke, 1953-
Container of (expression): Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399. Praktikos. English.
Container of (expression): Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399. Gnostikos. English.
Container of (expression): Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399. Kephalaia gnostika. English.
ISBN:9780199997671
0199997675
9780197744130
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Text in English, Greek, and Syriac.
Summary:"This tripartite book is the best-known and most important book by the ascetic philosopher and teacher Evagrius of Pontus. Among the writers of his age, Evagrius stands out for his short, puzzling, and absorbing aphorisms, which provide sharp insight into philosophy, Scripture, and observation of the natural world. The first part of the trilogy, the Praktikos (The Practiced One), provides a diagnosis and treatment of the eight temptations. The second, Gnostikos (The Knower), explains how someone who has mastered the body and mental delusions should teach others. The third, longest, and most controversial part, the Kephalaia gnostika (Gnostic Chapters), ranges broadly over the origin of the universe, the nature of rational beings, and the hidden symbols of Scripture. The Trilogy, arguably the magnum opus of Evagrius, is highly significant. The Praktikos was a foundational text for monastic asceticism, and was the basis for the later Seven Deadly Sins tradition. The Kephalaia gnostika was responsible for Evagrius's condemnation as a heretic in the sixth century. As a result, the writing does not survive intact in the original Greek, and must be restored from ancient translations. The present work, the first time since antiquity that the Trilogy has been presented as a complete whole, provides a fresh comprehensive English translation of all three works, in all their known ancient versions, both Greek and Syriac. Detailed explanatory notes provide the reader with the resources needed to think about the ancient text, which is often intentionally puzzling. Cross-references are provided to Scripture, to ancient literature, and to Evagrius's other writings. Comments on the translation techniques of the Syriac translators provide insight into the versions that were read by Eastern Christians"--
Other form:Online version: Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399 Evagrius of Pontus : New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024] 9780197744130

MARC

LEADER 00000nam a2200000 i 4500
001 13377077
008 230726s2024 nyu b 001 0 eng
005 20240131170328.3
010 |a  2023033266 
035 9 |a (GOBI)40032129618 
040 |a DLC  |b eng  |e rda  |c DLC  |d OCLCO 
020 |a 9780199997671  |q hardcover 
020 |a 0199997675  |q hardcover 
020 |z 9780197744130  |q electronic book 
035 |a (OCoLC)1394907311 
041 1 |a eng  |h grc  |h syc 
042 |a pcc 
050 0 0 |a BR65.E923  |b E93 2024 
082 0 0 |a 299/.932  |2 23/eng/20230821 
100 0 |a Evagrius,  |c Ponticus,  |d 345?-399,  |e author. 
240 1 0 |a Works.  |k Selections (Darling) 
245 1 0 |a Evagrius of Pontus :  |b The Gnostic trilogy /  |c translated and annotated by Robin Darling Young, Joel Kalvesmaki, Columba Stewart, Charles Stang, and Luke Dysinger. 
246 3 0 |a Gnostic trilogy 
264 1 |a New York, NY :  |b Oxford University Press,  |c [2024] 
300 |a 520 pages ;  |c 25 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 |a "This tripartite book is the best-known and most important book by the ascetic philosopher and teacher Evagrius of Pontus. Among the writers of his age, Evagrius stands out for his short, puzzling, and absorbing aphorisms, which provide sharp insight into philosophy, Scripture, and observation of the natural world. The first part of the trilogy, the Praktikos (The Practiced One), provides a diagnosis and treatment of the eight temptations. The second, Gnostikos (The Knower), explains how someone who has mastered the body and mental delusions should teach others. The third, longest, and most controversial part, the Kephalaia gnostika (Gnostic Chapters), ranges broadly over the origin of the universe, the nature of rational beings, and the hidden symbols of Scripture. The Trilogy, arguably the magnum opus of Evagrius, is highly significant. The Praktikos was a foundational text for monastic asceticism, and was the basis for the later Seven Deadly Sins tradition. The Kephalaia gnostika was responsible for Evagrius's condemnation as a heretic in the sixth century. As a result, the writing does not survive intact in the original Greek, and must be restored from ancient translations. The present work, the first time since antiquity that the Trilogy has been presented as a complete whole, provides a fresh comprehensive English translation of all three works, in all their known ancient versions, both Greek and Syriac. Detailed explanatory notes provide the reader with the resources needed to think about the ancient text, which is often intentionally puzzling. Cross-references are provided to Scripture, to ancient literature, and to Evagrius's other writings. Comments on the translation techniques of the Syriac translators provide insight into the versions that were read by Eastern Christians"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
546 |a Text in English, Greek, and Syriac. 
600 0 0 |a Evagrius,  |c Ponticus,  |d 345?-399. 
650 0 |a Theology, Doctrinal  |v Early works to 1800. 
650 0 |a Gnosticism  |v Early works to 1800. 
650 0 |a Christian literature, Early. 
650 6 |a Théologie dogmatique  |0 (CaQQLa)201-0002265  |v Ouvrages avant 1800.  |0 (CaQQLa)201-0377050 
650 6 |a Gnosticisme  |0 (CaQQLa)201-0067985  |v Ouvrages avant 1800.  |0 (CaQQLa)201-0377050 
650 6 |a Littérature chrétienne primitive.  |0 (CaQQLa)201-0011850 
700 1 |a Young, Robin Darling,  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Kalvesmaki, Joel,  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Stewart, Columba,  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Stang, Charles M.,  |d 1974-  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Dysinger, Luke,  |d 1953-  |e editor. 
700 0 2 |i Container of (expression):  |a Evagrius,  |c Ponticus,  |d 345?-399.  |t Praktikos.  |l English. 
700 0 2 |i Container of (expression):  |a Evagrius,  |c Ponticus,  |d 345?-399.  |t Gnostikos.  |l English. 
700 0 2 |i Container of (expression):  |a Evagrius,  |c Ponticus,  |d 345?-399.  |t Kephalaia gnostika.  |l English. 
776 0 8 |i Online version:  |a Evagrius, Ponticus, 345?-399  |t Evagrius of Pontus :  |d New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]  |z 9780197744130  |w (DLC) 2023033267 
929 |a cat 
999 f f |s 7f0c45cd-4076-41d6-9d49-09e5dc7c42b6  |i 454518fc-0f32-4fc9-ba66-5428e3b3dcd4 
928 |t Library of Congress classification  |a BR65.E923E93 2024  |l JRL  |c JRL-Gen  |i 13518149 
927 |t Library of Congress classification  |a BR65.E923E93 2024  |l JRL  |c JRL-Gen  |e BUSC  |b 118922445  |i 10686083