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grbs-14311	Maslov, Boris	The Limits of Platonism: Gregory of Nazianzus and the Invention of theōsis	2012	29	.pdf	application/pdf	11088	406	51	As earlier, the defining feature of Christian divinization is the absence of self-interest, which is made possible by oikeiōsis, that is, by redrawing the boundary of the self in a way that implies identification with the divine.15 In contrast to the familiar Platonic idea of assimilation to the divine, Gregory’s divinization does not involve rejection of human nature, in its embodied state, as irrevocably corrupt. maslov ————— Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 52 (2012) 440–468 2012 Boris Maslov The Limits of Platonism: Gregory of Nazianzus and the Invention of theōsis Boris Maslov I. Introduction: Genealogies of divinization HE CONCEPT of theōsis (divinization or deification) of the human, which originated in Greek patristic thought, gained a peculiar prominence in the Christian East.1 This is often remarked upon, and recent work on theōsis has clarified the significance of this term in Greek patristic authors; its provenance in the preceding philosophical tradition, how- ever, remains opaque.	cache/grbs-14311.pdf	txt/grbs-14311.txt