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Book/Printed Material On prophecy, dreams and human imagination : Synesius, De insomniis Synesius, De insomniis

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Title

  • On prophecy, dreams and human imagination : Synesius, De insomniis

Other Title

  • Synesius, De insomniis

Names

  • Synesius, of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais.
  • Nesselrath, Heinz-Günther, 1957- editor.
  • Russell, D. A. (Donald Andrew), editor, translator, writer of added commentary.

Created / Published

  • Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, [2014]
  • ©2014

Contents

  • Text [of De insomniis], translation and notes / text and translation by Donald A. Russell -- Essays. Outline of a general history of speculation about dreams / Ursula Bittrich -- Phantasia in De insomniis / Anne Sheppard -- Dream divination and the neoplatonic search for salvation / Sebastian Gertz -- Synesius and the pneumatic vehicle of the soul in early neoplatonism / Ilinca Tanaseanu-Döbler -- Rhetoric in De insomniis : critique and practice / Donald A. Russell -- Nikephoros Gregoras' commentary on Synesius, De insomniis / Börje Bydén.

Headings

  • -  Synesius,--of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais.--De insomniis
  • -  Dreams--Early works to 1800
  • -  Imagination--Religious aspects--Christianity--Early works to 1800
  • -  Prophecy--Christianity--Early works to 1800

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-195) and indexes.
  • -  Text of De insomniis in the original Greek with parallel English translation on facing pages.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (x, 208 pages)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • PA4441.S7

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020715155

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  • Unrestricted online access

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Synesius, Of Cyrene, Bishop Of Ptolemais, and Heinz-Günther Nesselrath. On prophecy, dreams and human imagination: Synesius, De insomniis. Russell, D. A. , Writer Of Add Commentary [Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, ©, 2014] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020715155/.

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Synesius, O. C. & Nesselrath, H. (2014) On prophecy, dreams and human imagination: Synesius, De insomniis. Russell, D. A [Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, ©] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020715155/.

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Synesius, Of Cyrene, Bishop Of Ptolemais, and Heinz-Günther Nesselrath. On prophecy, dreams and human imagination: Synesius, De insomniis. Russell, D. A. , Writer Of Add Commentary [Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, ©, 2014] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020715155/>.