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Esotericism and Global Wisdom Traditions
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Archytas of Tarentum: Pythagorean, Philosopher and Mathematician King
"Archytas of Tarentum is one of the three most important philosophers in the Pythagorean tradition. He was a prominent mathematician, who gave the first solution to the famous problem of doubling the cube, an important music theorist, and the leader…
No Longer Jews: The Search for Gnostic Origins
"No Longer Jews asks and answers the questions Where, When, and How did Gnosticism arise? Carl Smith starts by providing definitions of Gnosticism. He discusses anticosmic dualism between material and spiritual and between the highest God and the…
Rūzbihān Baqlī: Mysticism and the Rhetoric of Sainthood in Persian Sufism
Ruzbihan Baqli is a full-length study devoted to the life and mystical experiences of one of the outstanding figures in Persian Sufism. Although Ruzbihan Baqli (d.1209) was long recognized within the Sufi tradition, it is only within the past few…
