Thomas Taylor (2) (1758–1835)
Autor de Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras
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Sobre El Autor
Créditos de la imagen: Artist Sir Thomas Lawrence, P.R.A. (1769-1830). Black and white photograph of the original oil painting in colour, 49" x 39", in the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, #354. In the background sacked Rome is burning. By Taylor's left hand is a book of the works of Plato.
Obras de Thomas Taylor
The Hymns of Orpheus: Translated from the Original Greek With a Preliminary Dissertation on the Life and Theology of… (0003) — Traductor, algunas ediciones — 63 copias
Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries: A Dissertation (Secret doctrine reference series) (1891) 49 copias
Ocellus Lucanus "on the Nature of the Universe" & Extracts from Taurus, Julius Firmicus Maternus and Proclus (1831) 18 copias
On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans and Assyrians: Life of Pythagoras (Thomas Taylor) (1999) 16 copias
Two treatises of Proclus, the Platonic successor; the former consisting of Ten doubts concerning Providence, and a… (1980) 15 copias
Arguments Of Celsus, Porphyry, And The Emperor Julian, Against The Christians Also Extracts from Diodorus Siculus,… (2011) 13 copias
Against the Christians and other writings : translations of the Emperor Julian, Celsus, Prophyry and others of… (2006) 2 copias
Political fragments of Archytas, Charondas, Zaleucus and other ancient Pythagoreans : preserved by Stobæus ; and also,… (2017) 2 copias
Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans and Assyrians. Translated from the Greek By Thomas Taylor.… (1895) 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
The life of Proclus, or, Concerning happiness : being the biographical account of an ancient Greek philosopher who was… (1986) — Traductor — 13 copias
Plotinus On The Beautiful. Ennead I. 6. Translated by the Editors of the Shrine of Wisdom and On Intelligible Beauty.… (1932) — Traductor, algunas ediciones — 5 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1758-05-15
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1835-11-01
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- England
- País (para mapa)
- UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- London, England, UK
- Educación
- St Paul's School, London
Miembros
Reseñas
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 40
- También por
- 5
- Miembros
- 539
- Popularidad
- #46,220
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 5
- ISBNs
- 264
- Idiomas
- 14
This is Thomas Taylor's brilliant inquiry into the mysteries that were central to religious life and society of ancient Greece and even Rome. The inner teachings of these Mediterranean mystery religions were lost with the ascent of Christianity, but Taylor found the skeleton key to unlock their secrets and give us insight into what people believed and what moved their lives.
The Eleusinian Mysteries were the ones of greatest importance. They go back to an old agrarian cult and were possibly influenced by Egyptian and even Indian religion. These observances once represented the spiritual life of Greece, and were considered for two thousand years and more the appointed means for regeneration through an interior union with the Divine Essence. However absurd, or even offensive they may seem to us, we should therefore hesitate long before we venture to lay desecrating hands on what others have esteemed holy. We can learn a valuable lesson in this regard from the Grecian and Roman writers, who had learned to treat the popular religious rites with mirth, but always considered the Eleusinian Mysteries with the deepest reverence.
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