عرفان ديونوسيوس: سلب گرايي و استعلاء

Dionysius’s Mysticism: Negation and Transcendence

آﺛﺎر ﻧﻮﻳﺴﻨﺪة ﺳﻮري ﻛﻪ ﻧﺎم دﻳﻮﻧﻮﺳﻴﻮس آرﺋﻮﭘﺎﮔﻮﺳﻲ (ﻧﻮﻛﻴﺶ آﺗﻨﻲ، ح500 م) را ﺑﺮ ﺧﻮﻳﺶ داﺷﺖ، ﺑﻴﺶ از ﻫﺮ راﻫﺐ ﺷﺮﻗﻲ دﻳﮕﺮ ﺗﺄﺛﻴﺮي ﻣﺴﺘﻘﻴﻢ ﺑﺮ ﻏﺮب ﻻﺗﻴﻨﻲ ﮔﺬاﺷﺖ. ﻣﻜﺘﻮﺑﺎت او ﺑﺴﻴﺎر ﻏﻴﺮﻣﺘﻌﺎرف و ﺗﻘﺮﻳﺒﺎً ﺑﻪ ﺳﺒﻚ دﻋﺎ، و آﻛﻨﺪه از ﻧﻮواژه ﻫﺎﺳﺖ. ﺑﺴﻴﺎري او را ﺧﺎﻟﻖ «اﻟﻬﻴﺎت ﻋﺮﻓﺎﻧﻲ» ﻣﻲ داﻧﻨﺪ و ﺑﺮ اﻳﻦ ﺑﺎورﻧﺪ ﻛﻪ وي ﺗﻮاﻧﺴﺘﻪ اﺳﺖ ﺑﻪ ﮔﻮﻧﻪ اي ﻣﻮﻓﻘﻴﺖ آﻣﻴﺰ ﺣﻘﻴﻘﺖ اﻳﻤﺎن ﻣﺴﻴﺤﻲ را از ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﻣﻔﺎﻫﻴﻢ ﻓﻠﺴﻔﺔ ﻧﻮاﻓﻼﻃﻮﻧﻲ ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻢ دﻫﺪ. وي در اراﺋﻪ ﻧﻈﺮﻳﻪ ﻫﺎﻳﻲ درﺑﺎرة ﻣﺎﻫﻴﺖ ﺧﺪاوﻧﺪ، ﺗﻔﻮق ﮔﻮﻫﺮ اﻟﻬﻲ ﺑﺮ ﺳﻠﺐ و اﻳﺠﺎب، اﺳﺘﻌﻼء ﻣﻄﻠﻖ و وﺣﺪاﻧﻴﺖ ﺧﺪاوﻧﺪ، ﺗﺠﻠّﻲ ذات اﻗﺪس اﻟﻬﻲ در ﻣﺨﻠﻮﻗﺎت، ﺧﺪاﮔﻮﻧﮕﻲ و اﺗﺤﺎد ﺑﺎ ﺧﺪاوﻧﺪ ﭘﻴﺸﮕﺎم ﺑﻮده اﺳﺖ.

The works of Syrian writer, Dionysius the Areopagite or Athenian convert (c. 500 C.E.), has exercised influence on the Latin west more than any other Eastern mystical work. His writings are idiosyncratic,almost in in cantatory style, and filled with neologisms. Many scholars recognize him as the father of Mystical Theology and believe that he successfully combined the truth of Christian faith with the Neo-Platonic philosophy. Dionysius is a pioneer in expressing views about Divine nature, the superiority of Divine nature to negation and affirmation, absolute transcendence and God’s Unity, God’s manifestation in his creatures, deification and unio‎n with God.