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Shaman and sage : the roots of "spiritual but not religious" in antiquity / Michael Horton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Horton, Michael Scott, author.
- Series:
- The divine self ; volume 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spirituality--History.
- Spirituality.
- Secularism--History.
- Secularism.
- Civilization, Western--Greek influences.
- Civilization, Western.
- Philosophy, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 501 pages.)
- Other Title:
- Roots of "spiritual but not religious" in antiquity
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2024.
- Contents:
- Introduction: inventing the "divine self": where are we headed
- Survivor to shaman: discovering the divine self
- Dancing for Dionysus: new myths for the utopian stage
- shaman to sage:L religion of the one
- "The true mystics": Orpheus as Plato's muse
- "The foes! the foes!": soul saving in Alexandria
- Hermes Trismegistus: the cult without temples
- Savior of or from the world?: Christianity and gnosis
- Orphic exegesis: the eternal gospel
- A christian reconstruction of late neoplatonism: St. Paul's philosopher-convert
- Cosmotheism as philosophical religion: Eriugena's Dionysius
- Prophetic gnosis: dreaming of utopia
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781467467902 (electronic bk.)
- 1467467901 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 99996542692
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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