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Chapter 4. Mimetic Names

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Introduction. The Mimetic Life 1
Chapter 1. Two Tracks of Mimesis 16
Chapter 2. Crossing Tracks: Mimesis in Neoplatonism 46
Chapter 3. Early Christian Mimesis 71
Chapter 4. Mimetic Names 99
Chapter 5. Mimetic Spaces 125
Chapter 6. Mimetic Characters 155
Conclusion. Mimesis and Mystery 180
List of Abbreviations 187
Notes 189
Bibliography 231
Index 259
Acknowledgments 273

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812299618-005

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
Introduction. The Mimetic Life 1
Chapter 1. Two Tracks of Mimesis 16
Chapter 2. Crossing Tracks: Mimesis in Neoplatonism 46
Chapter 3. Early Christian Mimesis 71
Chapter 4. Mimetic Names 99
Chapter 5. Mimetic Spaces 125
Chapter 6. Mimetic Characters 155
Conclusion. Mimesis and Mystery 180
List of Abbreviations 187
Notes 189
Bibliography 231
Index 259
Acknowledgments 273

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