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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Altri autori: Hirsch-Luipold, Rainer 1967- (Redattore) ; Roig Lanzillotta, Lautaro 1967- (Redattore) ; Lötscher, Peter 1984- (Contributore)
Tipo di documento: Digitale/Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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Pubblicazione: Leiden Boston Brill [2021]
In: Brill's Plutarch studies (volume 6)
Anno: 2021
Periodico/Rivista:Brill's Plutarch studies volume 6
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Plutarchus 45-120 / Religion
Notazioni IxTheo:BE Religioni greco-romane
Altre parole chiave:B Collection of essays
B Plutarch
B Religion
Accesso online: Volltext (doi)
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Riepilogo:"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"--
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004443525
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004443549_002