Towards a Reception History of the Chaldaean Oracles.

The article presents the discussion on Chaldaean Oracles counting as one of the most mysterious and bafing texts coming down from classical antiquity. Topics include collections of oracles compiled by the Platonist intellectuals Porphyry and Cornelius Labeo; Chaldaean Oracles composed in the Greek l...

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Publicado en:International Journal of the Classical Tradition Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 261 - 285
Autor principal: Wheeler, Graham John
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2021
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Sumario:The article presents the discussion on Chaldaean Oracles counting as one of the most mysterious and bafing texts coming down from classical antiquity. Topics include collections of oracles compiled by the Platonist intellectuals Porphyry and Cornelius Labeo; Chaldaean Oracles composed in the Greek language using the poetic form of dactylic hexameters; and refection of the importance of fre in the Stoic philosophical and cosmological system.