par Viltanioti, Irini-Fotini 
Editeur scientifique Viltanioti, Irini-Fotini;Marmodoro, Anna
Référence Divine Powers in Late Antiquity, Oxford University Press, Oxford
Publication Soumis pour publication, 2015
Editeur scientifique Viltanioti, Irini-Fotini
;Marmodoro, AnnaRéférence Divine Powers in Late Antiquity, Oxford University Press, Oxford
Publication Soumis pour publication, 2015
Partie d'ouvrage collectif
| Résumé : | Porphyry’s treatise On Statues has been transmitted in fragments deriving almost entirely from Eusebius’ Praeparatio Evangelica. This work, or rather what remains of it, offers allegorical interpretations of the iconographical features of numerous Greek and Egyptian deities. Throughout the extant fragments, the latter are identified with the incorporeal powers of various entities within the sensible realm. The role of powers (dunameis) in Porphyry’s On Statues has so far remained unnoticed in modern research literature. This chapter intends to contribute to start filling this gap. It first examines the role and status of powers in the surviving fragments. Subsequently, it argues that, in the philosopher’s original project, powers are likely to have played a core role, which is most probably to be considered in connection with Porphyry’s doctrines of twofold power and of spiritual ascent. |
