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Stones, Wood and Woven Papyrus: Porphyry’s on Statues
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Miles, G, Stones, Wood and Woven Papyrus: Porphyry's on Statues, Journal of Hellenic Studies, 135 pp. 78-94. ISSN 0075-4269 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1017/S0075426915000075
Abstract
Among the fragmentary works of the Neoplatonist philosopher Porphyry of Tyre are some reasonably substantial
remains of his essay on the interpretation of cult images, On Statues (Περὶ Ἀγαλμάτων). My study falls into two
parts. Firstly, I assess the major source of our fragments, Eusebius of Caesarea’s Praeparatio Evangelica, and argue
that the full text of On Statues would have looked quite different, and in particular much less Stoic, than the surviving
fragments would suggest. Secondly, I turn to consider what these fragments tell us about Porphyry’s thoughts on the
interpretation of images and the place of these thoughts in the wider history of viewing.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Porphyry of Tyre, Neoplatonism, Eusebius of Caesarea, cult images, history of viewing |
Research Division: | Philosophy and Religious Studies |
Research Group: | History and philosophy of specific fields |
Research Field: | History of philosophy |
Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
Objective Group: | Understanding past societies |
Objective Field: | Understanding past societies not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Miles, G (Dr Graeme Miles) |
ID Code: | 103226 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 1 |
Deposited By: | School of Humanities |
Deposited On: | 2015-09-29 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-13 |
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