Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic

Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
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Download or read book Ancient Philosophy, Mystery, and Magic written by Peter Kingsley and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More specifically, he traces for the first time a line of transmission from Empedocles and the early Pythagoreans down to southern Egypt, and from there into the world of Islam. "Highly polemical new book ... The thesis is argued with immense learning." "Times Higher Education Supplement".


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