Book contents
- The Demiurge in Ancient Thought
- The Demiurge in Ancient Thought
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Demiurgy and other approaches to world-generation
- Chapter 2 Plato’sTimaeus, the original concept of the Demiurge and the exegesis of the dialogue
- Chapter 3 Logosinto Demiurge
- Chapter 4 Plutarch and the Demiurge of Egyptian mythology
- Chapter 5 A simplified understanding of God
- Chapter 6 Numenius and his doctrine of three gods
- Chapter 7 On the fringes of philosophy
- Chapter 8 The ignorant Demiurge
- Chapter 9 Origen, the Demiurge and Christian theology
- Chapter 10 Plotinus and the demise of the Demiurge
- Chapter 11 Concluding remarks
- Bibliography
- Index
- Index locorum
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2015
- The Demiurge in Ancient Thought
- The Demiurge in Ancient Thought
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Demiurgy and other approaches to world-generation
- Chapter 2 Plato’sTimaeus, the original concept of the Demiurge and the exegesis of the dialogue
- Chapter 3 Logosinto Demiurge
- Chapter 4 Plutarch and the Demiurge of Egyptian mythology
- Chapter 5 A simplified understanding of God
- Chapter 6 Numenius and his doctrine of three gods
- Chapter 7 On the fringes of philosophy
- Chapter 8 The ignorant Demiurge
- Chapter 9 Origen, the Demiurge and Christian theology
- Chapter 10 Plotinus and the demise of the Demiurge
- Chapter 11 Concluding remarks
- Bibliography
- Index
- Index locorum
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- The Demiurge in Ancient ThoughtSecondary Gods and Divine Mediators, pp. 310 - 326Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015