Springs of Western Civilization: A Comparative Study of Hebrew and Classical Cultures - Brossura

Arieti, James

 
9781498534819: Springs of Western Civilization: A Comparative Study of Hebrew and Classical Cultures
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ISBN 10: 1498534813 ISBN 13: 9781498534819
Casa editrice: LEX, 2019

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Springs of Western Civilization is a comparative exploration of the Hebraic and classical traditions that form our heritage. In examining these traditions before they united, James Arieti locates the catalyst for their bonding in two related circumstances: adoption by the biblical world of an eclectic mélange of Platonism, Aristotelianism, and Stoicism that, in the centuries on each side of the Common Era, produced consensus models both of God and of a warmhearted individual; and belief that the writings of Plato were literally true-a belief that arose from failing to understand his playful, metaphorical techniques of composition. Among the many effects of the mingling of biblical and philosophical values was a re-focusing of literature from the heroes of epic to the compassionate characters we recognize as Menschen.

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Informazioni sull'autore

James A. Arieti is Graves H. Thompson Professor of Classics at Hampden-Sydney College.

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Editore
LEX
Data di pubblicazione
2019
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1498534813
ISBN 13 
9781498534819
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
338
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
gpsr@libri.de
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9781498534796: Springs of Western Civilization: A Comparative Study of Hebrew and Classical Cultures

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  1498534791 ISBN 13:  9781498534796
Casa editrice: Lexington Books, 2017
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