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... in Buddhism; it was also taught in such mystical cults and philosophies of the
Greco-Roman world as Orphism (an ancient Greek mystical movement with a
significant emphasis on death), Gnosticism (an early system of thought that
viewed ...
... in Buddhism; it was also taught in such mystical cults and philosophies of the
Greco-Roman world as Orphism (an ancient Greek mystical movement with a
significant emphasis on death), Gnosticism (an early system of thought that
viewed ...
Page 928
Even so, it has produced doctrinal variants — especially in the medieval period
— as disparate as the mysticism of the Iranian-born philosopher al-Ghazali and
the rationalism of the Spanish philosopher Averroes and the Persian philosopher
...
Even so, it has produced doctrinal variants — especially in the medieval period
— as disparate as the mysticism of the Iranian-born philosopher al-Ghazali and
the rationalism of the Spanish philosopher Averroes and the Persian philosopher
...
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phism, a Greek mystical school, which constituted an independent development
within Greek religion and philosophy; beginning in the 6th century bc, it was part
of a "mysteriosophic" trend that sought to attain the wisdom of secret mystic and ...
phism, a Greek mystical school, which constituted an independent development
within Greek religion and philosophy; beginning in the 6th century bc, it was part
of a "mysteriosophic" trend that sought to attain the wisdom of secret mystic and ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Volume 5 The New Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Edition | 15 |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1977 |
| ISBN | 0852293151, 9780852293157 |
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