Tag: Platonism

The Platonic Cave, its Orphic and Pythagorean influences & the Mฤyฤ of the Upaniแนฃads

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In this exhibition we will try to compare the main characteristics of the image of the Platonic Cave contained in the VII book of the Republic with those of the Mฤyฤ of the Upaniแนฃads. The common beliefs are evident and involve, above all, the bonds that determine the state of man's imprisonment and the possibility of redemption through the purification of changing forms.

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Ioan P. Culianu: the Hyperborean shamanism of ancient Greece

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cover: Ilyas Phaizulline, "Orpheus at the Empire of the Dead"

Introduction

curated by Marco Maculotti

When it comes to "shamanism" [I], we usually tend to think of the Siberian one [II], from which the term itself derives, or to the Himalayan one, which often synchronizes with the Buddhist and / or Hindu tradition, or to that of the native populations of North America, Mexico and the Andes, as well as that of the Australian aborigines. More rarely, the importance of shamanic practices for the Indo-European peoples is emphasized, although the classical sources are not poor in this regard.

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