Sapientia praecedit, religio sequitur: enciclopedismo en Divinae Institutiones de Lactancio

 The study of encyclopedism in general faces several obstacles, and one of them, the definition of the term, presents itself as steep terrain. Although it already existed as a discourse, critics consider it a typical phenomenon of Late Antiquity, a period characterized by exegesis and inter...

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Autor principal: Rossi , María Alejandra
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Ediciones UNL 2025
Materias:
enciclopedismo
Lactancio
Artes Liberales
Antigüedad Tardía
encyclopedism
Lactantius
Liberal Arts
Late Antiquity
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Lactancio
Artes Liberales
Antigüedad Tardía
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Lactantius
Liberal Arts
Late Antiquity
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Lactancio
Artes Liberales
Antigüedad Tardía
encyclopedism
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Liberal Arts
Late Antiquity
Rossi , María Alejandra
Sapientia praecedit, religio sequitur: enciclopedismo en Divinae Institutiones de Lactancio
topic_facet enciclopedismo
Lactancio
Artes Liberales
Antigüedad Tardía
encyclopedism
Lactantius
Liberal Arts
Late Antiquity
author Rossi , María Alejandra
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title Sapientia praecedit, religio sequitur: enciclopedismo en Divinae Institutiones de Lactancio
title_short Sapientia praecedit, religio sequitur: enciclopedismo en Divinae Institutiones de Lactancio
title_full Sapientia praecedit, religio sequitur: enciclopedismo en Divinae Institutiones de Lactancio
title_fullStr Sapientia praecedit, religio sequitur: enciclopedismo en Divinae Institutiones de Lactancio
title_full_unstemmed Sapientia praecedit, religio sequitur: enciclopedismo en Divinae Institutiones de Lactancio
title_sort sapientia praecedit, religio sequitur: enciclopedismo en divinae institutiones de lactancio
description  The study of encyclopedism in general faces several obstacles, and one of them, the definition of the term, presents itself as steep terrain. Although it already existed as a discourse, critics consider it a typical phenomenon of Late Antiquity, a period characterized by exegesis and interpretation. On a rhetorical or discursive level, the encyclopaedic phenomenon is based on exhaustiveness and order (Le Blay, 2018), which we might consider invariable characteristics. However, the encyclopaedic discourse operates according to the culture in which it is embedded: it shows its variability through the selection of content and its organization for transmission to its audience. In particular, the category of Late Antique encyclopedism can also be understood as a set of works that deal, either wholly or partially, with the contents of the Liberal Arts for an instructive purpose (Stahl and Johnson, 1971; Hadot, 1984). For this reason, this period is a witness of the emergence of discourses about the encyclopaedia and its disciplines, such as the works of Martianus Capella, Boethius, Augustine, and Cassiodorus. In this study, we propose an approach to the encyclopedism of Lactantius, whose work can illustrate the perspective of the first Christians of Late Antique Rome during a time of significant political, social, economic, and religious changes. Our starting point is the need for this approach within literary studies on Late Antiquity, given that the topic of encyclopedism in Lactantius’ discourse constitutes an area of vacancy. Divinae Institutiones is a work that presents encyclopaedic features on a textual level but also expresses them on a metatextual level, proposing a hierarchy of knowledge in which the understanding of God and Christian religion are the ultimate goal.
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spelling I26-R133-article-143672025-07-31T17:35:07Z Sapientia praecedit, religio sequitur: enciclopedismo en Divinae Institutiones de Lactancio Rossi , María Alejandra enciclopedismo Lactancio Artes Liberales Antigüedad Tardía encyclopedism Lactantius Liberal Arts Late Antiquity  The study of encyclopedism in general faces several obstacles, and one of them, the definition of the term, presents itself as steep terrain. Although it already existed as a discourse, critics consider it a typical phenomenon of Late Antiquity, a period characterized by exegesis and interpretation. On a rhetorical or discursive level, the encyclopaedic phenomenon is based on exhaustiveness and order (Le Blay, 2018), which we might consider invariable characteristics. However, the encyclopaedic discourse operates according to the culture in which it is embedded: it shows its variability through the selection of content and its organization for transmission to its audience. In particular, the category of Late Antique encyclopedism can also be understood as a set of works that deal, either wholly or partially, with the contents of the Liberal Arts for an instructive purpose (Stahl and Johnson, 1971; Hadot, 1984). For this reason, this period is a witness of the emergence of discourses about the encyclopaedia and its disciplines, such as the works of Martianus Capella, Boethius, Augustine, and Cassiodorus. In this study, we propose an approach to the encyclopedism of Lactantius, whose work can illustrate the perspective of the first Christians of Late Antique Rome during a time of significant political, social, economic, and religious changes. Our starting point is the need for this approach within literary studies on Late Antiquity, given that the topic of encyclopedism in Lactantius’ discourse constitutes an area of vacancy. Divinae Institutiones is a work that presents encyclopaedic features on a textual level but also expresses them on a metatextual level, proposing a hierarchy of knowledge in which the understanding of God and Christian religion are the ultimate goal.  El estudio del enciclopedismo en la Antigüedad se enfrenta a varios obstáculos, y uno de ellos, la definición del término, se presenta como terreno escarpado. Si bien ya existía como discurso, la crítica lo considera un fenómeno típico del tardoantiguo, época caracterizada por la exégesis y por la interpretación. En el plano retórico o discursivo, el fenómeno enciclopédico se basa en la exhaustividad y en el orden (Le Blay, 2018), que podríamos considerar características invariables. Pero el discurso enciclopédico opera según la cultura en la que se inserta: muestra su variabilidad a través de la selección del contenido y de su organización para la transmisión a un público. En particular, la categoría de enciclopedismo tardoantiguo puede ser entendida también como conjunto de obras que se ocupan de manera total o parcial de los contenidos de las Artes Liberales con un propósito instructivo (Stahl y Johnson, 1971; Hadot, 1984). Por eso, en este período aparecen discursos sobre la enciclopedia y sus disciplinas, como las obras de Marciano Capela, Boecio, Agustín, Casiodoro. En este trabajo proponemos un acercamiento al enciclopedismo de Lactancio, cuya obra puede ilustrar la perspectiva de los primeros cristianos de la Roma tardoantigua, en una época de grandes cambios políticos, sociales, económicos y religiosos. Partimos de la necesidad de este abordaje dentro de los estudios literarios sobre la Antigüedad Tardía, ya que el tema del enciclopedismo en el discurso lactanciano se conforma como área de vacancia. Divinae Institutiones es una obra que presenta rasgos enciclopédicos en su nivel textual pero también los expresa en el nivel metatextual, proponiendo una jerarquía de saberes en la que el conocimiento de Dios y la religión cristiana son el fin último.  Ediciones UNL 2025-07-31 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/epub+zip https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/14367 10.14409/op.2025.3.e0032 Ordia Prima; Núm. 3 (2025): Ordia Prima; e0032 3008-8380 1666-7743 10.14409/op.2025.3 es https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/14367/20495 https://bibliotecavirtual.unl.edu.ar/publicaciones/index.php/index/article/view/14367/20497 Derechos de autor 2025 María Alejandra Rossi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0

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