Porphyry, Reincarnation and Resurrection in 'De Civitate Dei'

R. examines "the ambivalent attitude of Augustine in his later years towards Porphyry's view of the body/soul relationship" (p. 129), specifically in the 'City of God'. R. sees Porphyry as a decisive influence on the destiny of the soul, but the Scriptures and Christian doctrine have a clear influen...

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Autore:Lance Byron Richey
Pubblicazione: S.n., s.l., 1995
Volume:26
Pagine:129-142
Periodico:Augustinian Studies
Numero:1
Formato:Article
Soggetto:- Biografia > Rapporti e Fonti > Platonismo - neoplatonismo > Porfido
- Opere > De civitate Dei
- Dottrina > Escatologia. Stato dell'uomo dopo la morte > [Études générales] > [Thèmes] > [Réincarnation]
- Dottrina > Escatologia. Stato dell'uomo dopo la morte > Resurrezione > Resurrezione
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Riassunto:R. examines "the ambivalent attitude of Augustine in his later years towards Porphyry's view of the body/soul relationship" (p. 129), specifically in the 'City of God'. R. sees Porphyry as a decisive influence on the destiny of the soul, but the Scriptures and Christian doctrine have a clear influence on the way Augustine treated reincarnation and resurrection, themes which "mark Augustine's strongest break from the greek philosophical tradition" (p. 138).

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