Divination and Revelation in Later Antiquity

ISBN-13: 9781009328784 / Twarda / 2023

Opis

Uses different perspectives to argue for a new understanding of divination, revelation, and epiphany in antiquity.

Spis treści

Introduction. Part I. Philosophical Perspectives on Divination, Revelation and Prophecy: 1. Theories of prophecy in Philo of Alexandria Elsa Giovanna Simonetti; 2. The Neoplatonic background of a text on prophecy attributed to John Chrysostom Andrei Timotin; 3. 'Revelation' for Christians and pagans and its philosophical allegoresis: intersections within imperial Platonism Ilaria Ramelli; 4. Divination and dialogue in Porphyry and Iamblichus Crystal Addey; Part II. Status, Role and Functions of Human Intermediaries: 5. 'The holiest man ever born': sages, theoi andres and the shaping of late Greek prophecy Claire Hall; 6. Women's access to divine knowledge in late ancient Jewish sources Hanna Tervanotko; 7. Epiphany and divination reconsidered: the case-study of the iamata from imperial Pergamum Georgia Petridou; 8. The true prophet in the pseudo-Clementine homilies Marco Zambon; Part III. Divine Transcendence and Pragmatic Purposes: 9. Revelation and Roman augury Federico Santangelo; 10. 'For thy kingdom is past not away, / Nor thy power from the place thereof hurled': Martianus Capella and a prophylactic oracle for Apollo Chiara Tommasi; 11. No longer does Phoebus have a cabin': Emperor Julian and the fall of the temple in Delphi Aude Busine.