Pseudo-Dionysius: A Commentary on the Texts and an Introduction to Their Influence Book

	Abbreviations
Pt. I	The Letters as Introduction	3
	Orientation	3
	Reading Method for "An Obscure Style"	5
	Letters 1 Through 6 as a Preview	7
	Letter 7 to Polycarp, a Hierarch: The Questions of Authorship	12
	Letter 8: Issues of Hierarchy and Authority	18
	Letter 9: Biblical and Liturgical Symbolism	24
	Letter 10: Summary	27
	Influence in the Middle Ages	29
Pt. II	The Celestial Hierarchy	47
	Introduction: Chapters 1 Through 3	49
	Presentation of the Heavenly Hierarchy: Chapters 4 Through 10	60
	Specific Problems: Chapters 11 Through 14	68
	The Biblical Descriptions of the Angels: Chapter 15	72
	The Influence in the Middle Ages	73
Pt. III	The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy	91
	Chapter 1 as Introduction	91
	Chapter 2: Baptism, or "The Divine Birth"	96
	Chapter 3: The Synaxis or Communion	99
	Chapter 4: The Consecration of the Ointment (Myron)	104
	Chapter 5: The Clergy and Their Ordinations	107
	Chapter 6: The Lay Orders, Including Monastic Tonsure	111
	Chapter 7: Funerals, and Conclusion	114
	The Medieval Genre of Liturgical Commentaries	118
Pt. IV	The Divine Names	133
	Chapter 1 as Introduction	133
	Chapter 2	137
	Chapter 3	145
	Chapter 4	148
	Chapters 5, 6, and 7 on Being, Life, and Wisdom	153
	Chapters 8 Through 12 on Various Names	158
	Chapter 13 and Conclusion	162
	The Medieval Influence of The Divine Names	167
Pt. V	The Mystical Theology	183
	Chapter 1	184
	Chapter 2	193
	Chapter 3	194
	Chapter 4	205
	Chapter 5	210
	Influence in the Middle Ages	214
	Afterword On the Question of Influence in the Middle Ages	237
	Appendix: Overview of the Dionysian Writings	241
	Bibliographies	245