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1 online resource (206 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Continuum studies in ancient philosophy
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Continuum studies in ancient philosophy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the poetic topos of the doctrine of transmigration -- Genealogy of the doctrine of transmigration -- Beyond mysticism and science : symbolism and philosophical magic -- The emergence of mystic cults and the immortal soul -- Philolaus and the question of pythagorean harmony -- The alleged critique of Pythagoras by Parmenides -- Between the earth and the sky : on the pythagorean divine -- The pythagorean bios and the doctrine of transmigration -- The path of the event -- The path of remembrance or return -- The platonic rupture : writing and difference -- Plotinus : the ascent of the soul toward the one -- Plotinus as neoplatonic mystic : letter to Flaccus -- Epilogue : the fate of the doctrine of transmigration. |
| Summary |
The mythical narrative of transmigration tells the story of myriad wandering souls, each migrating from body to body along a path of recurrence amid the becoming of the All. In this highly original study, James Luchte explores the ways in which the concept of transmigration is a central motif in Pythagoras' philosophy, representing its fundamental meaning. Luchte argues that the many strands of the tale of transmigration come together in the Pythagorean philosophical movement, revealing a unity in which, for Pythagoreans, existence and eschatology are separated only by forgetfulness. Such an i. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pythagoras.
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Pythagoras. |
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Pythagoras. |
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Transmigration.
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Transmigration. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Luchte, James. Pythagoras and the doctrine of transmigration. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009 (DLC) 2009001099 |
| ISBN |
9781441104014 (electronic book) |
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1441104011 (electronic book) |
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9781441131027 |
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1441131027 |
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9780826464361 (hardback) |
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082646436X (hardback) |
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