In mist apparelled : : religious themes in Plutarch's Moralia and Lives / / by Frederick E. Brenk.
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| Superior document: | Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava : Supplementum ; 48 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Lugduni Batavorum : : Brill,, 1977. |
| Year of Publication: | 1977 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Mnemosyne, Supplements
48. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (306 pages) |
| Notes: | Includes indexes. |
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| Other title: | Preliminary Material / Introduction / In the Throes of Superstition: Some Preliminaries on the Development of Plutarch’s Thought / Dreams and the Tortures of the Damned / Wax Gods and the Shadow of the Moon / Not a Tear: Early Daimones and Human Sacrifice / Limb Torn from Limb: Mysticism and the Young Plutarch / Not for Any God but to Avert Evil Spirits: Cleombrotosʼ Daimones / Lampriasʼs Reply: Aught else than Souls that Make their Rounds in Mists Apparelled? / The Force of the Cause Whirled about in Disorder and Unrestrictedly: Daimon and Tyche in Plutarch / And to All the Sign Seemed Evil: Omens and Portents / Still Feeling the Effects of his Dream: The Dreams of the Lives / Not a Pretence for Cowardice: The Delphic Oracle in the Lives / Clinging Like Bees or Bats: Divine Retribution in the Lives / Bibliography / Index of Subjects and Ancient Names / Index of Modern Authors / |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-299). |
| ISBN: | 9004327657 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | by Frederick E. Brenk. |