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...
| Published in: | Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2020]
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| In: |
Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Porphyrius 233-301, De philosophia ex oraculis haurienda
/ Steuco, Agostino 1497-1548, De perenni philosophia
/ Oracle
/ Harmony
/ Culture
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| 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 |
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Perennial Philosophy
B Oracles B symphony |
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