Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic: Empedocles and Pythagorean Tradition by Kingsley, Peter (9780198150817)

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

by Kingsley, Peter

Paperback - English

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.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

ISBN

0198150814

EAN

9780198150817

Publisher

PRACTITIONER LAW

Publication Date

13 Feb 1997

Pages

432

Weight (kg)

0.50

Dimensions (cm)

21.8 x 13.7 x 2.3

About Author

Peter Kingsley, Ph.D., recently moved to the United States from Canada and lives with his wife in New Mexico. He is a writer who works to bring together two spheres that for so long have been kept wide apart: the world of direct mystical experience and the world of scholarship. The recipient of many academic awards and honors both in England and in Canada, he is currently an honorary professor at the University of New Mexico (as well as at Simon Fraser University, Canada) and lectures widely throughout North America.