Religion and Identity in Porphyry of Tyre: The Limits of Hellenism in Late Antiquity

ISBN-13: 9781107012738 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 386 str.

Aaron P Johnson

Opis

Examines Porphyry of Tyre's critical engagement with Hellenism in late antiquity, emphasizing philosophical translation as the key to his thought.

Recenzje

'This is a fine work … It will be useful for students of Hellenistic philosophy … Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty.' P. W. Wakefield, Choice

Spis treści

1. At the limits of Hellenism: an introduction; Part I. A World Full of Gods: Porphyry the Theologian: 2. Porphyry's taxonomy of the divine; 3. Salvation, translation, and the limits of cult; 4. The master reader: contexts of translation; Part II. A World Full of Nations: Porphyry the Ethnographer: 5. Knowledge and nations: Porphyry's ethnic argumentation; 6. Ethnic particularism and the limits of Hellenism; 7. The way home: transcending particularism; Epilogue: translation after Porphyry.