The afterlife of the Platonic soul : reflections of Platonic psychology in the monotheistic religions / / edited by Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth and John M. Dillon.
Plato's doctrine of the soul, its immaterial nature, its parts or faculties, and its fate after death (and before birth) came to have an enormous influence on the great religious traditions that sprang up in late antiquity, beginning with Judaism (in the person of Philo of Alexandria), and cont...
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| Superior document: | Ancient Mediterranean and medieval texts and contexts |
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| Year of Publication: | 2009 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Medieval philosophy, mathematics, and science.
Studies in Platonism, Neoplatonism, and the Platonic tradition ; v. 9. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | Plato's doctrine of the soul, its immaterial nature, its parts or faculties, and its fate after death (and before birth) came to have an enormous influence on the great religious traditions that sprang up in late antiquity, beginning with Judaism (in the person of Philo of Alexandria), and continuing with Christianity, from St. Paul on through the Alexandrian and Cappadocian Fathers to Byzantium, and finally with Islamic thinkers from Al-kindi on. This volume, while not aspiring to completeness, attempts to provide insights into how members of each of these traditions adapted Platonist doctrines to their own particular needs, with varying degrees of creativity. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1282401408 9786612401404 9047429672 |
| ISSN: | 1871-188X ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Maha Elkaisy-Friemuth and John M. Dillon. |