LEADER 04381nam 22006371c 450 001 9910457141403321 005 20200115203623.0 010 $a1-4725-9800-8 010 $a1-282-45279-7 010 $a1-4411-0401-1 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472598004 035 $a(CKB)2550000000005761 035 $a(EBL)476536 035 $a(OCoLC)647872952 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000342012 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11255251 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000342012 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10285603 035 $a(PQKB)10144596 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC476536 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL476536 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10364035 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL245279 035 $a(OCoLC)893334796 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09258001 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000005761 100 $a20150227d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPythagoras and the doctrine of transmigration $ewandering souls $fJames Luchte 210 1$aLondon $aNew York $cContinuum $d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (215 p.) 225 1 $aContinuum studies in ancient philosophy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4411-3102-7 311 $a0-8264-6436-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 327 $aIntroduction : the poetic topos of the doctrine of transmigration -- Genealogy of the doctrine of transmigration -- Beyond mysticism and science : symbolism and philosophical magic -- The emergence of mystic cults and the immortal soul -- Philolaus and the question of pythagorean harmony -- The alleged critique of Pythagoras by Parmenides -- Between the earth and the sky : on the pythagorean divine -- The pythagorean bios and the doctrine of transmigration -- The path of the event -- The path of remembrance or return -- The platonic rupture : writing and difference -- Plotinus : the ascent of the soul toward the one -- Plotinus as neoplatonic mystic : letter to Flaccus -- Epilogue : the fate of the doctrine of transmigration 327 $aIntroduction: The Poetic Topos of the Doctrine of Transmigration -- 1. Genealogy of the Doctrine of Transmigration -- 2. Beyond Mysticism and Science: Symbolism and Philosophical Magic -- 3. The Emergence of Mystic Cults and the Immortal Soul -- 4. Philolaus and the Question of Pythagorean Harmony -- 5. The Alleged Critique of Pythagoras by Parmenides -- 6. Between the Earth and the Sky: On the Pythagorean Divine -- 7. The Pythagorean Bios and the Doctrine of Transmigration -- 8. The Platonic Rupture: Writing and Difference -- 9. Plotinus: The Ascent of the Soul toward the One -- 10. Plotinus as Neoplatonic Mystic: Letter to Flaccus -- Epilogue: The Fate of the Doctrine of Transmigration -- Bibliography -- Index -- 330 8 $aThe mythical narrative of transmigration tells the story of myriad wandering souls, each migrating from body to body along a path of recurrence amid the becoming of the All. In this highly original study, James Luchte explores the ways in which the concept of transmigration is a central motif in Pythagoras' philosophy, representing its fundamental meaning. Luchte argues that the many strands of the tale of transmigration come together in the Pythagorean philosophical movement, revealing a unity in which, for Pythagoreans, existence and eschatology are separated only by forgetfulness. Such an interpretation that seeks to retrieve the unity of Pythagorean thought goes against the grain of a long-standing tradition of interpretation that projects upon Pythagoras the segregation of 'mysticism' and 'science'. Luchte lays out an alternative interpretation of Pythagorean philosophy as magical in the sense that it orchestrates a holistic harmonization of theoria and praxis and through this reading discloses the radical character of Pythagorean philosophy. 410 0$aContinuum studies in ancient philosophy. 606 $aTransmigration 606 $2Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 615 0$aTransmigration. 676 $a182/.2 700 $aLuchte$b James$0936109 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457141403321 996 $aPythagoras and the doctrine of transmigration$92164365 997 $aUNINA