Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic : Empedocles and Pythagorean Tradition

Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic : Empedocles and Pythagorean Tradition

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This is the first book to analyze systematically crucial aspects of ancient Greek philosophy in their original context of mystery, religion, and magic. The author brings to light recently uncovered evidence about ancient Pythagoreanism and its influence on Plato, and reconstructs the
fascinating esoteric transmission of Pythagorean ideas from the Greek West down to the alchemists and magicians of Egypt, and from there into the world of Islam.

Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic: Empedocles and Pythagorean Tradition ,Peter Kingsley,Oxford University Press, USA,0198150814,History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical,History & Surveys - General,Literature: Classics,Philosophy,Ancient Greece,Ancient Western philosophy to c 500,Classical Studies | Ancient Philosophy,European history: BCE to c 500 CE,Magic & alchemy,Philosophy / Ancient

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