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The Medieval Church · c. 860–862

The Latin Dionysius

John Scotus Eriugena · c. 815–c. 877

What it is

A Latin version of the whole Dionysian corpus, made from a Greek manuscript the Byzantine emperor had sent as a diplomatic gift.

Why it lasted

It gave the Latin West its mystical vocabulary. Every medieval discussion of hierarchy, negation, and divine darkness runs through this translation.

Where to read it

This work is in the public domain and can be read in full, free, at the archives below. The Library catalogues it; it does not host the text.

These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.

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