Article ID: CBB001420829

Les vies légendaires d'Apollonius de Tyane, mage et philosophe (2013)

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Mandosio, Jean-Marc (Author)


Micrologus: Natura, Scienze e Società Medievali
Volume: 21
Pages: 115--144


Publication Date: 2013
Edition Details: Article in a special issue, “Mittelalterliche Legenden von Philosophen und Gelehrten / The Medieval Legends of Philosophers and Scholars”
Language: French

Philosopher, magus, sorcerer? Or maybe philosopher and magus? Since Apollonius's posthumous fame began in the 2nd century A.D., he was praised as a holy man with supernatural powers, although some considered him as a mere charlatan. Hailed as a `pagan Christ' by the anti-Christian polemists, he was not as widely despised by the Fathers of the Church as is commonly thought. In the Muslim world, he was the `master of talismans'; there the Pythagorean wiseman that he actually was became Hermes Trismegistus's heir, who revealed the `secrets of creation' to the world. This conception entered the Western world in the 12th century, but its spread was limited by the inability of most medieval translators -- with some remarkable exceptions -- to recognize Apollonius behind the Arabic name Balînûs. The `classical' legend rose from its ashes in the 15th century, when Philostratus's Life of Apollonius was translated. As Apollonius became more popular than ever, the Late Ancient controversy about his and Jesus's miracles was also revived. The `modern' interpretation of Apollonius's legend began in the 17th century, when people generally stopped believing that his wondrous feats could be true.

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Authors & Contributors
Burnett, Charles
Roberts, Alexandre M.
Andreas Lerch
Califano, Salvatore
Wolff, Étienne
Weill-Parot, Nicolas
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