Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic

Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic Empedocles and Pythagorean Tradition

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Publisher's Synopsis

This study brings to light new evidence about ancient Pythagoreanism and its influence on Plato, as it reconstructs the esoteric transmission of Pythagorean ideas from ancient Greece, to the alchemists and magicians of Egypt, to the world of Islam.

Book information

ISBN: 9780198149880
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 182.2
DEWEY edition: 20
Number of pages: 422
Weight: 700g
Height: 210mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 30mm