The Pythagorean golden verses : : with introduction and commentary / / by Johan C. Thom.

• Superior document: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world, volume 123
• VerfasserIn: Thom, Johan Carl, 1954-
• TeilnehmendeR: Thom, Johan Carl, 1954-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : E.J. Brill,, 1995.
• Ano de Publicação: 1995
• Idioma: English; Ancient Greek
• Colecção: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 123.
• Descrição Física: 1 online resource (294 pages)
• Observações: Greek text with English translation and commentary.; Revision of J.C. Thom's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1990.

This book is a commentary on the Pythagorean Golden Verses , a neglected, but once very popular poem of the Hellenistic period. The goal of the poem is to introduce its readers to the basic moral, religious and philosophical doctrines of the Pythagorean sect and to guide them to spiritual maturity....