Augustine and Porphyry
A Commentary on De ciuitate Dei 10
This theological and philological commentary provides a detailed description of Augustine's argument and reveals the areas where Augustine misrepresents or oversimplifies Porphyry's thought in the Deregressu animae and other works.This work establishes a new foundation for any future work on Porphyry's Deregressu animae. Via comparison with Porphyry's extant Greek works and fragments, the commentary sheds light on seven key topics in Augustine's presentation:1) the 'spiritual soul,'2) the nature of theurgy,3) the report that Porphyry attributes passsiones to the gods,4) the coherence of the De regressu animae with Porphyry's other works, in p…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-3-506-76055-5
- EAN: 9783506760555
- Produktnummer: 35988754
- Verlag: Brill I Schoeningh
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 379 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.5 cm x D2.6 cm 664 g
- Abbildungen: 10 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
- Reihenbandnummer: 12
- Gewicht: 664
Über den Autor
David C. DeMarco studied classics and New Testament and Early Christian Literature, followed by a Dr. theol. in Germany. Since 2019 he is a post-doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Protestant Theology, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany.
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