At the very beginnings of the Archaic Age, the great singer Orpheus taught a new religion that centred around the immortality of the human soul and its journey after death. He felt that achieving purity by avoiding meat and refraining from committing harm further promoted the pursuit of a peaceful life. Elements of the worship of Dionysus, such as shape-shifting and ritualistic ecstasy, were fused with Orphic beliefs to produce a powerful and illuminating new religion that found expression...

Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation.The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries is an essay on the ancient initiaion rights. The original illustrations are included.

It's 1990 in Miami, and Starla Gordon feels like the only ordinary person in a very extraordinary family. Her mother has supernatural powers. Her aunt does, too. Starla? Not even a hint.As she starts her senior year at a new school, San Marcos Academy, Starla is determined to stand out-preferably in a way that gets her crush, Gabe Roundtree, to finally see her. But when eerie noises echo through the halls, and students witness appa...

Lamblichus was a Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher of Arab origin. He determined the direction that would later be taken by Neoplatonic philosophy. He was also the biographer of the Greek mystic, philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras.His Protrepticus is of importance for the study of the Sophists.Contents:The TranslationsLife of PythagorasProtrepticusDe MysteriisFragmentsThe Greek Texts

This is the first book to critically examine England football fans’ attitudes towards Muslims and Islam through the lens of a sports mega-event, drawing on fan experiences at the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup, the first staged in an Islamic society.Drawing on pre-event interviews, audio-visual diaries, field observations, and post-event reflections with England fans, the book examines whether short-term sporting events can produce transformational shifts in fans’ attitudes towards Musl...

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, shamanism and ancient knowledge. Our Books are available in digital format. We have approximat...

The Old Testament Interpreted: 20 Analytical Books assembles a capacious inquiry into biblical meaning, reception, and controversy. Across historical synopsis, devotional exposition, critical analysis, and polemical reflection, the volume places scriptural narrative beside its Jewish, Christian, classical, and skeptical afterlives. Its range is especially significant: ancient historiography and critiques of biblical tradition stand in productive tension with modern explanatory and pedagogi...

"Fragments of the Lost Writings of Proclus" is a book written by the 18th-century English philosopher and translator Thomas Taylor. The book contains a collection of fragments from the writings of Proclus, an ancient Greek philosopher and Neoplatonist who lived in the 5th century AD.Proclus was one of the most important philosophers of the Neoplatonic tradition, which sought to reconcile the philosophy of Plato with the ideas of the ancient Greeks and the teachings of the Eastern religions...

Thomas Taylor was born in the City of London on 15 May 1758, the son of a staymaker Joseph Taylor and his wife Mary (born Summers). He was educated at St. Paul's School, and devoted himself to the study of the classics and of mathematics. After first working as a clerk in Lubbock's Bank, he was appointed Assistant Secretary to the Society for the Encouragement of Art (precursor to the Royal Society of Arts), in which capacity he made many influential friends, who furnished the means for pu...

Thomas Taylor (1758-1835) was an English Neoplatonic philosopher, translator, and scholar. He is well-known for his translations and interpretations of ancient Greek philosophical and mystical texts, including the works of Plato, Aristotle, and the Neoplatonists.In "The Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries," Taylor delves into the rites, symbols, and teachings associated with the Eleusinian and Bacchic Mysteries. These were ancient Greek religious initiatory rituals and secret ceremonies that ...

"Iamblichus' Life of Pythagoras" is a biographical work written by the Neoplatonic philosopher Iamblichus in the 3rd or 4th century AD, translated into English by the 18th-century scholar Thomas Taylor. The book tells the story of Pythagoras, the ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician, and mystic who is credited with founding the Pythagorean school of philosophy.The work covers Pythagoras's life and teachings, including his theories on mathematics, music, and the soul. The book also desc...

A Solemn Caution Against the Ten Horns of Calvinism by Thomas Taylor is a theological work that critiques the doctrines of Calvinism, particularly its teachings on predestination and the nature of divine grace. Taylor addresses what he perceives as the dangerous aspects of Calvinist theology, especially the belief in unconditional election, limited atonement, and the irresistibility of grace. He uses the metaphor of "ten horns" to represent various aspects of Calvinism that he views as har...