| Orpheus and the Roots of Platonism Contributor(s): Uzdavinys, Algis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1908092076 ISBN-13: 9781908092076 Publisher: Matheson Trust OUR PRICE: $9.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical - Religion | Comparative Religion - Body, Mind & Spirit | Ancient Mysteries & Controversial Knowledge |
| Dewey: 292.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6" W x 9" (0.40 lbs) 118 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - New Age - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |