The Pythagorean golden verses : with introduction and commentary /

The Pythagorean golden verses : with introduction and commentary /

This book is a commentary on the Pythagorean Golden Verses , a neglected, but once very popular poem of the Hellenistic period. The goal of the poem is to introduce its readers to the basic moral, religious and philosophical doctrines of the Pythagorean sect and to guide them to spiritual maturity....

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Other Authors: Thom, Johan Carl, 1954-

Format: eBook

Language: English
Ancient Greek

Published: Leiden ; New York : E.J. Brill, 1995.

Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman World 123.
Religions in the Graeco-Roman World Online, ISBN: 9789004299672.

Subjects:

Golden verses.
Pythagoras and Pythagorean school.
Conduct of life > Early works to 1800.
Spiritual life > Early works to 1800.
Aphorisms and apothegms.
Conduct of life.
Spiritual life.
Sayings.
Early works.

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Call Number: B243 .G64 1995

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material
  • HISTORY OF MODERN RESEARCH
  • HISTORY OF RECEPTION IN ANTIQUITY
  • HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION
  • TITLE AND AUTHORSHIP
  • THE DATE OF THE GOLDEN VERSES
  • COMPOSITION AND CONTENT
  • GENRE, FUNCTION, AND SETTING
  • HISTORICAL LOCUS AND VALUE
  • TEXT AND TRANSLATION
  • COMMENTARY
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • CONCORDANCE
  • INDEX OF GREEK WORDS
  • INDEX OF SUBJECTS
  • INDEX LOCORUM
  • RELIGIONS IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD.