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Porphyry in Fragments

Reception of an Anti-Christian Text in Late Antiquity

By: Dr Ariane Magny

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Porphyry in Fragments

Reception of an Anti-Christian Text in Late Antiquity

By: Dr Ariane Magny

The Greek philosopher Porphyry of Tyre had a reputation as the fiercest critic of Christianity. It was well-deserved: he composed (at the end the 3rd century A.D.) fifteen discourses against the Christians, so offensive that Christian emperors ordered them to be burnt. We thus rely on the testimonies of three prominent Christian writers to know what Porphyry wrote. Scholars have long thought that we could rely on those testimonies to know Porphyry's ideas. Exploring early religious debates which still resonate today, Porphyry in Fragments argues instead that Porphyry's actual thoughts became mixed with the thoughts of the Christians who preserved his ideas, as well as those of other Christian opponents.

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1472401506

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Divination and Theurgy in Neoplatonism

Oracles of the Gods

By: Dr Crystal Addey

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Divination and Theurgy in Neoplatonism

Oracles of the Gods

By: Dr Crystal Addey

This book explores the extensive links between oracles and philosophy in Late Antiquity, particularly focusing on the roles of oracles and other forms of divination in third and fourth century CE Neoplatonism. Examining some of the most significant debates between pagan philosophers and Christian intellectuals on the nature of oracles as a central yet contested element of religious tradition, Addey focuses particularly on Porphyry's Philosophy from Oracles and Iamblichus' De Mysteriis.

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