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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2020]
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| In: |
Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2020, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 223-245 |
| 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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| IxTheo 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 |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
