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  3. Religion and Identity in Porphyry of Tyre
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
April 2013
Print publication year:
2013
Online ISBN:
9780511998546
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511998546
Subjects:
Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General), Ancient Philosophy, Religion, Church History
Series:
Greek Culture in the Roman World
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Book description

Porphyry, a native of Phoenicia educated in Athens and Rome during the third century AD, was one of the most important Platonic philosophers of his age. In this book, Professor Johnson rejects the prevailing modern approach to his thought, which has posited an early stage dominated by 'Oriental' superstition and irrationality followed by a second rationalizing or Hellenizing phase consequent upon his move west and exposure to Neoplatonism. Based on a careful treatment of all the relevant remains of Porphyry's originally vast corpus (much of which now survives only in fragments), he argues for a complex unity of thought in terms of philosophical translation. The book explores this philosopher's critical engagement with the processes of Hellenism in late antiquity. It provides the first comprehensive examination of all the strands of Porphyry's thought that lie at the intersection of religion, theology, ethnicity and culture.

Reviews

'Anyone interested in the philosophical and religious world of late antiquity should read this indispensable work …it is a pleasure to read because it is well argued, well organized, and original. Johnson has an intimate knowledge of all the relevant ancient sources and his mastery of the scholarly literature is superb.'

Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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

P. W. Wakefield Source: Choice

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