Stones, wood and woven papyrus: Porphyry’s On Statues
2015; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 135; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1017/s0075426915000075
ISSN2041-4099
Autores Tópico(s)Historical and Linguistic Studies
ResumoAbstract: 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 (περì 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.
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