Theophonia the divine voice

Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite

The Celestial Hierarchy

The treatise explains how divine illumination is received and communicated through the angelic orders. It asks how scriptural images of heavenly beings can lead the mind beyond their visible forms.

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  • Angelic orders
  • Symbol and illumination

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  • Why does the treatise use bodily images for incorporeal beings?
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