Measuring Heaven : Pythagoras and His Influence on Thought and Art in Antiquity and the Middle Ages /

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Surviving fragments of information about Pythagoras (born ca. 570 BCE) gave rise to a growing set of legends about this famous sage and his followers, whose reputations throughout Antiquity and the Middle Ages have never before been studied systematically. This book is the first to examine the unifi...

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Main Author: Joost-Gaugier, Christiane L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Pythagoras.
Pythagoras, > approximately 6./5. Jh. v. Chr.
Vorm.
Proporties.
Beeldende kunsten.
Rezeption
Kunst
Antike
Philosophy, Ancient.
Art and philosophy.
Architecture and philosophy.
Philosophy, Ancient > Influence.
PHILOSOPHY / Individual Philosophers.
Philosophie ancienne.
Pythagorisme > Influence.
Philosophie ancienne > Influence.
Art et philosophie.
Architecture et philosophie.
History.
Art History.
Pythagoras and Pythagorean school > Influence.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART I. PYTHAGORAS-MAN AND LEGEND
  • 1. Pythagoras in the Greek World
  • 2. Pythagoras in the Roman World
  • 3. Pythagoras in the Late Pagan and Early Christian Worlds
  • 4. Pythagoras in Medieval Memory
  • PART II. PYTHAGOREAN THOUGHT
  • 5. Pythagoreanism in Greek and Roman Antiquity
  • 6. Neopythagoreanism in the Late Pagan and Early Christian Worlds
  • 7. The Middle Ages: A New Pythagoreanism
  • PART III. PYTHAGOREANISM IN ART AND ARCHITECTURE
  • 8. Pythagoreanism in Ancient Art and Architecture
  • 9. The Oldest Surviving Pythagorean Building and Its Significance
  • 10. The Pythagoreanism of Hadrian's Pantheon
  • 11. Pythagoreanism in Medieval Art
  • 12. Sacred Siting: The Pythagorean Heritage of Medieval Ecclesiastical Architecture
  • 13. Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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