Orpheus and the Roots of Platonism
Language: English
Ancient Ancient & Classical Ancient Mysteries & Controversial Knowledge Antiquities & Archaeology Body; Mind & Spirit Comparative Religion Folklore & Mythology History & Surveys Philosophy Religion Social Science
Publisher: The Matheson Trust
Published: Nov 15, 2011
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.