The Pythagorean golden verses : : with introduction and commentary /

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

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....

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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.
Year of Publication:1995
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Series:Religions in the Graeco-Roman world ; v. 123.
Physical Description:1 online resource (294 pages)
Notes:
  • Greek text with English translation and commentary.
  • Revision of J.C. Thom's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1990.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material
  • HISTORY OF MODERN RESEARCH
  • HISTORY OF RECEPTION IN ANTIQUITY
  • HISTORY OF TRANSMISSION
  • TITLE AND AUTHORSHIP
  • THE DATE OF THE GOLDEN VERSES
  • COMPOSITION AND CONTENT
  • GENRE, FUNCTION, AND SETTING
  • HISTORICAL LOCUS AND VALUE
  • TEXT AND TRANSLATION
  • COMMENTARY
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • CONCORDANCE
  • INDEX OF GREEK WORDS
  • INDEX OF SUBJECTS
  • INDEX LOCORUM
  • RELIGIONS IN THE GRAECO-ROMAN WORLD.

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