Theologus Dantes
Theological Themes in the Works and Early Commentaries
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abstract
The contributions collected in these Acts offer a varied and articulate representation of the relations between Dante Alighieri’s work and late-medieval theological culture, observed in some of its fundamental aspects and with particular attention to the ancient exegesis of the Commedia. The topics covered cover a broad spectrum of issues: the presence of heresy in the poem; the presumed heterodoxy of Dante himself; the references to the Cross and the Passion, examined in the light of the theological doctrines and devotional practices of the time; the influence exerted by the so-called ‘affective mysticism’ on Dante's poetological reflection; the problem of the creation and resurrection of bodies; the connection between theology and the Empyrean sky proposed in the Convivio; the arduous theme of the prophetic vision, investigated starting from the Epistle to Cangrande. The last two contributions are dedicated to as yet little-known episodes in the reception of Dante’s poem: the Anonymous Theologian’s comments on Paradise and Dante’s presence in the 15th-century sermons of Gabriele Barletta and Paolo Attavanti.
Heresy • Christus triumphans • Empyrean • Soteriology • Eternity • Averroism • Biblical visions • Egerton 943 • Salvation • Commentary • St • Cross • Holy Spirit • Bernard Gui • Passion of Christ • Theology • Purgatorio XXIV • Incarnation • Creation • Dante • Late-medieval preachers • Paul • Schism • Epistle to Cangrande • Thomism • Preaching • Reception • Paradiso • Fra Dolcino • Dante Alighieri • Christus patiens • Suffering • Orthodoxy • Devotion • Incorruptibility • Body • Intellect of love • William of Saint-Thierry • Posse non mori | non posse mori • Affective mysticism • Heterodoxy • Franciscans • Troubadours • Charity • Sermon collections