Open theology: The Doctrine of Memory in Origen of Alexandria: Intersecting the Theory of Divine Names, Platonic Recollection, and Feminine Perspectives

Hermanin de Reichenfeld, Giovanni

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Titel:: Open theology

Erschienen:: Berlin: de Gruyter

Fußnote:: Open Access; Namensnennung 4.0 International

Umfang:: Online-Ressource

ISSN:: 2300-6579

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ZLB-Systematik:: Religion

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Verfasser:: Hermanin de Reichenfeld, Giovanni

Titel:: The Doctrine of Memory in Origen of Alexandria: Intersecting the Theory of Divine Names, Platonic Recollection, and Feminine Perspectives

Erschienen:: Berlin: de Gruyter, 2024

Sprache:: Englisch

Zusammenfassung:: Abstract: Posing as the first attempt to study systematically Origen’s doctrine of memory, this article pieces together the sparse references to memory in the Origenian literature. While no systematic attempt to investigate memory is traceable in Origen’s thought, the psychological function of memory does present itself as a minor but significant element in his theology. First, I clear the way from unnecessary connections to the Platonic doctrine of recollection suggested by the few scholars who have tackled the issue. Then, I frame Origen’s understanding of memory within his “doctrines of names.” Memory is shown as the result of the nature of names and their ontological capacity to evoke the power of the named object and make it present in the mind of the utterer even before reaching a full intellectual understanding of it. Secondly I analyse biblical characters, especially Zechariah, Mary, and Elizabeth, showing how Origen turned the function of memory into a step of the human ascensive path toward God. The act of seeking God in one’s memory is overcome when his presence occurs in contemplation, shifting from an economy of memory/imagination/manifestation to one of presence/contemplation. In the doctrines of divine names, the “memory” is opposed to the “voice,” which is the distinctive trait of the new economy. Thirdly I show that, not only men, but also women are presented by Origen as examples of how to overcome the economy of memory, thus becoming “voice” of God. In fact, women represent the shift from memory to voice even better than men. They embody literally the path from “memory” to “voice,” as the image that Origen uses to represent this shift is pregnancy, which thus metaphorically expresses the whole history of salvation as a process of spiritual transformation towards God.

Umfang:: Online-Ressource

Fußnote:: Open Access; Archivierung/Langzeitarchivierung gewährleistet

Schlagworte:: patristics ; Origen of Alexandria ; platonism ; feminine studies ; gender studies ; early Chirstianity ; doctrine of memory ; doctrine of recollection

ZLB-Systematik:: Religion; Sonstiges

URN:: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2410141746499.695426953970

Sammlung:: Religion; Sonstiges

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