Theology of Arithmetic
$29.98
- Paperback
136 pages
- Release Date
20 July 2006
Summary
Attributed to Iamblichus (4th cent. AD), The Theology of Arithmetic is about the mystical, mathmatical and cosmological symbolism of the first ten numbers. Its is the longest work on number symbolism to survive from the ancient world, and Robin Waterfield’s careful translation contains helpful footnotes, an extensive glossary, bibliography, and foreword by Keith Critchlow. Never before translated from ancient Greek, this important sourcework is indispensable for anyone intereted in Pythago…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780933999725 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0933999720 |
| Author: | Iamblichus, Robin Waterfield, Keith Critchlow |
| Publisher: | Phanes Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Phanes Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 136 |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2006 |
| Weight: | 162g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 150mm x 205mm |
Iamblichus
The translator of this work, Thomas Taylor, is known for his authoritative translations of the Platonists; he was practically the sole source of Neo-Platonic thought in the transcendentalist movement of New England. Iamblichus’ “Life of Pythagoras” was a constant source of inspiration to the transcendentalists and a major influence on their writings throughout the Nineteenth Century. Taylor’s work was enthusiastically acclaimed by Emerson, who referred to the translator as “a Greek born out of his time, and dropped on the ridicule of a blind and frivolous age.”
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