Porphyry, Steuco and the Journey of Oracles between Symphony and Conflict

In this paper I explore the reasons why oracular texts of the past are considered to be useful to demonstrate a cultural symphony and how the perception of them changed in space and time. Moreover, I investigate how oracles worked as means of unity, agreement and cohesion in a society risking fragme...

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Published in:Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Main Author: Tissi, Lucia Maddalena 1983- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter [2020]
In: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Porphyrius 233-301, De philosophia ex oraculis haurienda / Steuco, Agostino 1497-1548, De perenni philosophia / Oracle / Harmony / Culture
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BE Greco-Roman religions
CD Christianity and Culture
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
Further subjects:B Perennial Philosophy
B Oracles
B symphony
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