…One of Augustine's masterpieces, a large work of 22 volumes. It was written between 413 and 427, and was inspired by the invasion of Rome by the Visigoths, and is a historical apologetics for Christianity that he had been considering for a long time. The first half of the work argues that the fall of Rome was due to Rome's failure to worship the true God, and that Christianity was not to blame (volumes 1-5), and that the religions of Rome and Greece were mythological and magical, and not true religions (volumes 6-10). The second half of the work discusses the creation and fall of the universe, angels, and mankind (volumes 11-14), the history of mankind from Adam to Christ (volumes 15-18), and the final judgment and the realization of the Kingdom of God (volumes 19-22). … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "De civitate Dei" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…アウグスティヌスの代表作の一つで,22巻の大著。西ゴート族のローマ侵入を契機に,かねて考えていたキリスト教の歴史的弁証を行ったもの。執筆は413年から427年までにわたっている。前半では,ローマの滅亡はローマが真の神を拝まないことに由来するもので,キリスト教の責任ではないこと(1~5巻),ローマとギリシアの宗教は神話的・魔術的なもので,真の宗教ではないこと(6~10巻)を論じ,後半では,宇宙・天使・人類の創造と堕落(11~14巻),アダムよりキリストに至るまでの人類の歴史(15~18巻),最後の審判と神の国の実現(19~22巻)を論じている。… ※「《De civitate Dei》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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