Il linguaggio e la comunicazione degli angeli nel pensiero medievale: la concezione di Tommaso d’Aquino

• Autor(a) principal: Suarez-Nani, Tiziana
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: ita
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.34632/didaskalia.2017.3264

The aim of this contribution is to illustrate the issue of the language and communication of the angels in mediaeval thought, particularly taking the thinking of St Thomas Aquinas as a starting point. We know that in the mediaeval Latin cultural context word and language are called upon to assume an essential role, not only as instruments of pastoral work and preaching, but also as an object of abundant theological and philosophical speculation. In this study the aim is to present the principal theories on the language of the angels present in mediaeval philosophers and theologians; there are, in fact, a great many mediaeval sources that deal with this subject. As it is not possible to include all, particular attention is given to the doctrine of St. Thomas.