Pythagoras and the Doctrine of Transmigration: Wandering Souls

Pythagoras and the Doctrine of Transmigration: Wandering Souls

James Luchte

London ; New York : Continuum

Series: Continuum studies in ancient philosophy

Introduction : the poetic topos of the doctrine of transmigration -- Genealogy of the doctrine of transmigration -- Beyond mysticism and science : symbolism and philosophical magic -- The emergence of mystic cults and the immortal soul -- Philolaus and the question of pythagorean harmony -- The alleged critique of Pythagoras by Parmenides -- Between the earth and the sky : on the pythagorean divine -- The pythagorean bios and the doctrine of transmigration -- The path of the event -- The path of remembrance or return -- The platonic rupture : writing and difference -- Plotinus : the ascent of the soul toward the one -- Plotinus as neoplatonic mystic : letter to Flaccus -- Epilogue : the fate of the doctrine of transmigration.

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Poetic Topos of the Doctrine of Transmigration; 1 Genealogy of the Doctrine of Transmigration; 2 Beyond Mysticism and Science: Symbolism and Philosophical Magic; 3 The Emergence of Mystic Cults and the Immortal Soul; 4 Philolaus and the Character of Pythagorean Harmony; 5 The Alleged Critique of Pythagoras by Parmenides; 6 Between the Earth and the Sky: On the Pythagorean Divine; 7 The Pythagorean Bios and the Doctrine of Transmigration; 8 The Platonic Rupture: Writing and Difference; 9 Plotinus: The Ascent of the Soul toward the One

10 Plotinus as Neoplatonic Mystic: Letter to FlaccusEpilog: The Fate of the Doctrine of Transmigration; Notes; References and Further Reading; Index;

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