On the Origins of Ioan Petru Couliano’s Morphodynamics: A Benchmark for Couliano’s Cognitive Layout
On the Origins of Ioan Petru Couliano’s Morphodynamics: A Benchmark for Couliano’s Cognitive Layout

Summary/Abstract: The configuration of Ioan Petru Couliano’s concept of “morphodynamics” began to stabilise during the final period of his career. Although Couliano did not outline the development of his methodology in a single volume, his inquiries into the evolution of cultures and religions became known as “morphodynamics”. This paper analyses the origins of Couliano’s theory and clarifies how the concept of “morphodynamics” embodies his methodology, at a time when his final volumes are being published. Couliano’s theoretical framework of “morphodynamics” is an ongoing examination of his prospects regarding Gnosticism and the Renaissance. Starting with the methodological concept in Couliano’s research on the evolution of cultures and religions, I demonstrate how his earlier studies on Gnosticism and the Renaissance establishes a benchmark for understanding the development of Couliano’s cognitive layout.

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