Pythagorean Cosmogony and Vedic Cosmogony (RV 10.129). Analogies and Differences

Bernabé, Alberto; Mendoza, Julia M.

doi:10.1163/15685284-12341241

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Orphism Pythagoreanism and The Eleusinian Mysteries1

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“…On the concept and its origins in relation to Orphism and Pythagoreanism in specific see e.g. Bernabé 2007, 97-114, Mendoza 2008, and Bernabé and Mendoza 2013. On the concept and its origins in relation to Plato's Myth of Er see e.g.…”

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Plato and the Language of Mysteries

Dinkelaar

2020

Mnemosyne

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Despite Plato’s repeated criticism of both µῦθοι and mystery cults, Orphism/Pythagoreanism and the Eleusinian Mysteries feature frequently in his dialogues. This paper uncovers the reason why, and the context in which, Plato employs motifs and language associated with these cults. Prevailing explanations in scholarship are shown to apply in some instances but not others, and to be largely insufficient in providing an underlying reason for Plato’s use of mystery cults in general. Through a detailed examination of various mystery motifs in the dialogues, this paper argues that Plato has simply borrowed from religion what he could not achieve with philosophy alone: emotional appeal.

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Section: Orphism Pythagoreanism and The Eleusinian Mysteriesmentioning

confidence: 99%