Socrates Mystagogos - Initiation Into Inquiry

Summary

For Socrates, philosophy is not like Christian conversion from error to truth, but rather it is like the pagan process whereby a young man is initiated into cult mysteries by a more experienced man – the mystagogos. In Greek cult religion, the mystagogos prepared the initiate for the esoteric mysteries revealed by the hierophant. Socrates treats

Product details

• Authors: Don Adams, Adams Don
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780367595869
• ISBN: 978-0-367-59586-9
• No. of pages: 190
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / Philosophy, Ancient History, Philosophy of religion, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Egypt