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On Theology and Theurgy
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Porphyry of Tyre (c. 234-305) was not only the biographer of his teacher Plotinus and the editor of his Enneads, but also an important Platonist philosopher in his own right. On Theology and Theurgy presents two of Porphyry's texts, preserved in fragments, in which he endeavours...
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See moreOn Theology and Theurgy presents two fragmentary texts by Porphyry of Tyre, “Letter to Anebo” and “Philosophy from Oracles,” in which he tries to bring philosophy to bear on religion, and ultimately to align the two. This edition includes the Greek fragments and Latin quotations of both texts with facing English translation.
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Porphyry of Tyre (c. 234-305) was not only the biographer of his teacher Plotinus and the editor of his Enneads, but also an important Platonist philosopher in his own right. On Theology and Theurgy presents two of Porphyry's texts, preserved in fragments, in which he endeavours to apply philosophy to religion, ultimately seeking to align the two.
In Letter to Anebo and Philosophy from Oracles, Porphyry explores questions of reason, revelation, and ritual; of theology and theurgy; and of how divination serves divinisation. This edition includes the Greek fragments and Latin quotations of both texts with facing English translation, a Greek-English glossary (including Latin equivalents), and a commentary.
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On Theology and Theurgy
Porphyry of Tyre (c. 234-305) was not only the biographer of his teacher Plotinus and the editor of his Enneads, but also an important Platonist philosopher in his own right. On Theology and Theurgy presents two of Porphyry's texts, preserved in fragments, in which he endeavours to apply philosophy to religion, ultimately seeking to align the two. In Letter to...Paperback$6400Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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ISBN: 9780674302471
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 December 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Fabien Muller
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Fabien Muller is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Texts & Translations in Transcendence & Transformation Initiative at Harvard Divinity School’s Center for the Study of World Religions.
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