Bemerkungen zu Porphyrios und Bardaiṣan

The article analyses two fragments from the work of Bardaiṣan which the Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry preserves in his De Styge and De abstinentia. Focusing especially on the longer piece from De Styge, it explores both Bardaiṣan’s treatment of India and Porphyry’s reception of it as contribution...

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Main Author: Tanaseanu-Döbler, Ilinca (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: De Gruyter 2015
In: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2015, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 26-68
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bardesanes, Edessenus 155-222 / Reception / Porphyrius 233-301 / Styx / Demiurge / Son of God
IxTheo Classification:NBD Doctrine of Creation
NBF Christology
NBQ Eschatology
VA Philosophy
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Summary:The article analyses two fragments from the work of Bardaiṣan which the Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry preserves in his De Styge and De abstinentia. Focusing especially on the longer piece from De Styge, it explores both Bardaiṣan’s treatment of India and Porphyry’s reception of it as contributions to the philosophical and literary Greek-speaking discourse of the Imperial period and shows how both authors are deeply rooted in Greek paideia and its conventions
ISSN:1612-961X
Contains:In: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/zac-2015-0012