Theology
Synesios von Kyrene
Ägyptische Erzählungen oder Über die Vorsehung
Hrsg. v. Martin Hose. Eingel., übers. u. m. interpretierenden Essays versehen v. Martin Hose, Wolfgang Bernard, Frank Feder u. Monika Schuol
[The Egyptian Tale or On Providence.]
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Published in German.
Synesius of Cyrene (approx. 370–412 AD) can be seen as a representative of the Greek upper classes in the Roman Empire in late antiquity. He studied philosophy in Athens and Alexandria and held important offices, for example as a bishop, in Cyrene, as was the custom for members of the property-owning elite. As an intellectual, he was caught between the competing concepts of Christianity, pagan literary tradition (this could be described as »cultural Hellenism«) and (neo-Platonic) philosophy. His literary works, letters, hymns and tracts show how he was able to deal with this conflict productively. This volume provides the first German translation of a text by Synesius, »The Egyptian Tale,« since 1835 and also makes it accessible through essays on contemporary history, the form of the allegory and on Egyptian elements.