Plutarch in the religious and philosophical discourse of late antiquity / / edited by Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta, Israel Munoz Gallarte.

• Superior document: Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts
• Author: International Plutarch Society.
• TeilnehmendeR: Roig Lanzillotta, Lautaro.; Muñoz Gallarte, Israel.; International Plutarch Society.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts ; v. 14.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Notes: Papers from the XI Congress of the International Plutarch Society held June 2010.

The works of Plutarch, notably his Moralia , provide us with exceptional evidence to reconstruct the spiritual and intellectual atmosphere of the first centuries CE. As a priest of Apollo at Delphi, Plutarch was a first range witness of ancient religious experience; as a Middle Platonist, he was also actively involved in the developments of the philosophical school. Besides, he also provided a more detached point of view both regarding numerous religious practices and currents that were permeating the building of ancient pagan religion and the philosophical views of other schools. His combining the insider and the sensitive observer’s perspectives make Plutarch a crucial starting point for the understanding of the religious and philosophical discourse of Late Antiquity.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and Israel Muñoz Gallarte -- Introduction: Plutarch at the Crossroads of Religion and Philosophy / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta -- Plutarch on the Sleeping Soul and the Waking Intellect and Aristotle’s Double Entelechy Concept / Abraham P. Bos -- The Doctrine of the Passions: Plutarch, Posidonius and Galen / Francesco Becchi -- The Adventitious Motion of the Soul (Plu., De Stoic. repugn. 23, 1045B–F) and the Controversy between Aristo of Chios and the Middle Academy / Raúl Caballero -- Plutarch and “Pagan Monotheism” / Frederick E. Brenk -- Socrates and Alcibiades: A Notorious σχάυδαλου in the Later Platonist Tradition / Geert Roskam -- Salt in the Holy Water: Plutarch’s Quaestiones Naturales in Michael Psellus’ De omnifaria doctrina / Michiel Meeusen -- Iacchus in Plutarch / Ana Isabel Jiménez San Cristóbal -- Plutarch’s Idea of God in the Religious and Philosophical Context of Late Antiquity / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta -- Plutarch as Apollo’s Priest at Delphi / Angelo Casanova -- Plutarch’s Attitude towards Astral Biology / Aurelio Pérez Jiménez -- “Cicalata sul fascino volgarmente detto jettatura”: Plutarch, Quaestio convivalis 5.7 / Paola Volpe Cacciatore -- The Eleusinian Mysteries and Political Timing in the Life of Alcibiades / Delfim F. Leão -- Mυτηριώδης θεολοΥία: Plutarch's fr. 157 Sandbach between Cultual Traditions and Philosophical Models / Rosario Scannapieco -- A Non-Fideistic Interpretation of \'pistis\' in Plutarch's Writings: The Harmony Between \'pistis\' and Knowledge / George van Kooten -- The Colors of the Souls / Israel Muñoz Gallarte -- Bibliography / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and Israel Muñoz Gallarte -- Index locorum / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and Israel Muñoz Gallarte -- Index rerum / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and Israel Muñoz Gallarte -- Index nominum / Lautaro Roig Lanzillotta and Israel Muñoz Gallarte.