Philip Monotropos
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Philip probably lived on [[Mount Athos]]. The 5-volume ''Dioptra'' is a compendium of prose and verse for the education of the next generation. In the first volume a sinful monk repents to his soul. In the four following volumes a dialogue continues between body and soul.<sup>[2]</sup> | Philip probably lived on [[Mount Athos]]. The 5-volume ''Dioptra'' is a compendium of prose and verse for the education of the next generation. In the first volume a sinful monk repents to his soul. In the four following volumes a dialogue continues between body and soul.<sup>[2]</sup> | ||
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Revision as of 15:12, 18 February 2011
Phillipos Monotropos (ca. 1080) was a Byzantine monk and writer, notable for his authorship of the Dioptra ("The Mirror"), written towards the end of the eleventh century.[1]
Philip probably lived on Mount Athos. The 5-volume Dioptra is a compendium of prose and verse for the education of the next generation. In the first volume a sinful monk repents to his soul. In the four following volumes a dialogue continues between body and soul.[2]
References
- 1. FWF Der Wissenschaftsfonds - Home
- 2. "Die "Dioptra" (griech.: der Spiegel) ist ein religiös-philosophisches Kompendium aus dem 11. Jahrhundert n. Chr. - "eine Art Realenzyklopädie in Form von Versen und Prosaeinschüben, in der ein erfahrener Mönch sein im Laufe des Lebens erworbenes Wissen an die jüngere Generation weitergibt", erklärt O. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Heinz Miklas vom Institut für Slawistik. Das umfangreiche Werk besteht aus fünf Bänden: Im ersten Buch wendet sich ein sündiger Mönch an seine eigene Seele und ruft sie zu Umkehr und Buße auf. Die restlichen vier Bücher - der Hauptteil - beinhalten ein Zwiegespräch zwischen Leib und Seele, wobei die Seele die Fragen stellt und der Leib antwortet. Ein Lebenswerk: Die "Dioptra des Philippos Monotropos"
