Historic confusions In the early sixth century, a series of writings of a mystical nature, employing Neoplatonic language to elucidate Christian theological and mystical ideas, was ascribed to the Areopagite.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on the confusion between Dionysius and Pseudo-Dionysius They have long been recognized as pseudepigrapha, and their author is now called "Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite".
historic confusions in the early sixth century a series of writings of a mystical nature employing neoplatonic language to elucidate christian theological and mystical ideas was ascribed to the areopagitestanford encyclopedia of philosophy on the confusion between dionysius and pseudo-dionysius they have long been recognized as pseudepigrapha and their author is now called "pseudo-dionysius the areopagite"