Plutarch's religious landscapes
"A Platonist philosopher and priest of Apollo at Delphi, Plutarch (ca. 45-120 CE) covers in his vast oeuvre of miscellaneous writings and biographies of great men virtually every aspect of ancient religion, Greek, Roman, Jewish, Egyptian, Persian. This collection of essays takes the reader on a...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston
BRILL
[2021]
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| In: | Year: 2021 |
| Series/Journal: | Brill's Plutarch studies
volume 6 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Plutarchus 45-120
/ Religion
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| Further subjects: | B
Conference program 2018 (Groningen)
B Philosophy and religion B Philosophy, Ancient B Electronic books |
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| Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9789004443525 |
| Summary: | "A Platonist philosopher and priest of Apollo at Delphi, Plutarch (ca. 45-120 CE) covers in his vast oeuvre of miscellaneous writings and biographies of great men virtually every aspect of ancient religion, Greek, Roman, Jewish, Egyptian, Persian. This collection of essays takes the reader on a hike through Plutarch's Religious Landscapes offering as a compass the philosopher's considerations on issues of philosophical theology, cult, ethics, politics, natural sciences, hermeneutics, atheism, and life after death. Plutarch provides a unique vantage point to reconstruct and understand many of the interesting developments that were taking in the philosophical and religious world of the first centuries CE |
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| Item Description: | Aus dem Vorwort: This volume contains the papers presented in two consecutive meetings of the Réseau International de recherche Plutarque (RED), which took place under the titel "Plutarch and the Ancient religious Landscape" Konferenzschrift, 27.09.2017-29.09.2017, University of Groningen Konferenzschrift, 28.06.2018-30.06.2018, University of Bern |
| ISBN: | 9004443541 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004443549 |