Post-Hellenistic Philosophy, Neoplatonism, and the Doxastic Turn in Religion: Continuities and Ruptures in Ancient Reflections on Religion

This article is inspired by Peter Van Nuffelen’s comparison between post-Hellenistic philosophy and Neoplatonism. The article defends the thesis of a fundamental break between ancient religions and new universal religions which became prevalent at the end of late antiquity. This break concerns not o...

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Main Author: Lankila, Tuomo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Numen
Year: 2016, Volume: 63, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 147-166
Further subjects:B Neoplatonism Proclus Late Antiquity “doxastic turn”
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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