The Geography of Culture in Philostratus' Life of Apollonius of Tyana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9389716 |
|---|---|
| Authors | ROSHAN ABRAHAM (corresponding author), ROSHAN ABRAHAM ROSHAN ABRAHAM |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 465-465 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8353 • E-ISSN: 2327-5812 |
| Publisher | Classical Association of the Middle West and South (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5184/classicalj.109.4.0465 |
| OpenAlex | W642136635 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 6 |
While the travel narrative in Philostratus' Life of Apollonius of Tyana has been the subject of much scholarly commentary, little has been said about the geography created by those travels. This paper examines the representation of Paraca, Greece, and Rome to demonstrate how Philostratus reverses the traditional Greek view of center and periphery. In his figuration, the extreme geographic periphery of Paraca becomes the center of civilization, whereas the traditional center of Rome is reconceptualized as a dangerous periphery. This reversal supports Philostratus' larger commentary on the loss of self-knowledge in the Greek world and its consequences
Archaeology · Art · Center (category theory · Civilization · Geography · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Representation (politics · Sociology · Subject (documents · Western culture · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |