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The Empyrean: The Pinnacle of the Medieval World View (Twelfth-Fourteenth Centuries

The heavenly empyrean was the highest expression of the Medieval Weltanschauung (world view). It served as the outermost sphere of the Aristotelian/Ptolemaic geocentric cosmos while possessing an eminent theological status. This paper explores the importance of the empyrean during the Scholastic Period (eleventh through fourteenth centuries).

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc277828
Date08 1900
CreatorsDaniel, Dane Thor
ContributorsDeCarvalho, Roy José, Stern, Laura Ikins, Coomes, Edward John, Jr.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 132 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Daniel, Dane Thor

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