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The afterlife of the Platonic soul : reflections of Platonic psychology in the monotheistic religions /
"Plato's doctrine of the soul, its immaterial nature, its parts or faculties, and its fate after death (and before birth) came to have an enormous influence on the great religious traditions that sprang up in late antiquity, beginning with Judaism (in the person of Philo of Alexandria), an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2009.
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| Colección: | Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts.
Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition ; v. 9. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Plato's doctrine of the soul, its immaterial nature, its parts or faculties, and its fate after death (and before birth) came to have an enormous influence on the great religious traditions that sprang up in late antiquity, beginning with Judaism (in the person of Philo of Alexandria), and continuing with Christianity, from St. Paul on through the Alexandrian and Cappadocian Fathers to Byzantium, and finally with Islamic thinkers from Al-kindi on. This volume, while not aspiring to completeness, attempts to provide insights into how members of each of these traditions adapted Platonist doctrines to their own particular needs, with varying degrees of creativity"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 236 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789047429678 9047429672 1282401408 9781282401402 9786612401404 6612401400 |
| ISSN: | 1871-188X ; |