Porphyry's On the cave of the nymphs in its intellectual context /

"Neoplatonic allegorical interpretation expounds how literary texts present philosophical ideas in an enigmatic and coded form, offering an alternative path to the divine truths. The Neoplatonist Porphyry's On the Cave of the Nymphs is one of the most significant allegorical interpretation...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Akçay, K. Nilüfer (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2019.
Series:Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition ; v. 23.
Subjects:
Porphyry, > approximately 234-approximately 305. > Peri tou en Odysseia tōn nymphōn antrou.
Peri tou en Odysseia tōn nymphōn antrou (Porphyry)
Neoplatonism.
Allegory.
Néo-platonisme.
Allégorie.
Neo-Platonism.
Allegory
Neoplatonism
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Allegory as a way of thinking in On the cave of the nymphs
  • The cave as symbol and image of the cosmos
  • Embodiment
  • The path towards the immortality of the soul
  • Conclusion

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