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- W2767393435 abstract "This thesis considers the role that mirrors play in advancing knowledge inGreco-Roman antiquity. It is a multidisciplinary study which brings together insightsfrom philosophy and religion. The mirror's use as a didactic aid in philosophy is wellestablished,but my contention is that it was also used to advance knowledge in themysteries of Dionysus. In this thesis, I will consider both the mirror and reflection, theobject and the phenomenon, since many authors use the two interchangeably, and thisapproach helps to nuance discussions of the mirror. I will begin by consideringancient theories of vision and reflection, since this background will enable us toappreciate how certain ideas underpinning ancient optics and catoptrics could impactthe conception of the mirror in philosophy and religion. My second chapter will focuson the way reflection is characterised by Plato and Plotinus, in whose philosophy ithas a deep metaphysical significance. My third chapter compares the testimonies oftwo quite different thinkers, Apuleius and Seneca, and considers how the socioculturalassociations of the mirror could affect its status as a philosophical tool.Finally, I turn to the Dionysiac mysteries, where we have some tantalising glimpses asto the mirror's potential to provide an extraordinary experience. My study utilizesdifferent disciplinary techniques and applies them to diverse primary material in orderto demonstrate that there existed certain ways of thinking about the mirror whichtranscend disciplinary boundaries. And I will argue that the different approaches toknowledge found in philosophy and religion affect how the mirror is used,conceptualized and valued." @default.
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- W2767393435 date "2017-09-28" @default.
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- W2767393435 title "The mirror of knowledge: the mirror as an instrument of revelation in Greco-Roman philosophy and religion" @default.
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