Orpheus and the Roots of Platonism - Tapa blanda

Uzdavinys, Algis

 
9781908092076: Orpheus and the Roots of Platonism
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ISBN 10: 1908092076 ISBN 13: 9781908092076
Editorial: The Matheson Trust, 2011

Sinopsis

A book on the religious, mystic origins and substance of philosophy. This is a critical survey of ancient and modern sources and of scholarly works dealing with Orpheus and everything related to this major figure of ancient Greek myth, religion and philosophy. Here poetic madness meets religious initiation and Platonic philosophy. This book contains fascinating insights into the usually downplaid relations between Egyptian initiation, Greek mysteries and Plato’s philosophy and followers, right into Hellenistic Neoplatonic and Hermetic developments.

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A book on the religious, mystic origins and substance of philosophy. This is a critical survey of ancient and modern sources and of scholarly works dealing with Orpheus and everything related to this major figure of ancient Greek myth, religion and philosophy. Here poetic madness meets religious initiation and Platonic philosophy. This book contains fascinating insights into the usually downplaid relations between Egyptian initiation, Greek mysteries and Plato's philosophy and followers, right into Hellenistic Neoplatonic and Hermetic developments.

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Editorial
The Matheson Trust
Año de publicación
2011
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1908092076
ISBN 13 
9781908092076
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
118
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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