{"product_id":"the-demiurge-in-ancient-thought-9781107428096","title":"The Demiurge in Ancient Thought","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lucid and wide-ranging book arguing that the concept of the Demiurge, or Craftsman-god, first advanced by Plato's Timaeus, was highly influential on the many discussions of world-generation operating in Middle Platonist, Gnostic, Hermetic and Christian contexts in the first three centuries AD, until its demise in Neoplatonism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Demiurgy and other approaches to world-generation; 2. Plato's Timaeus, the original concept of the Demiurge and the exegesis of the dialogue; 3. Logos into Demiurge: Philo of Alexandria as witness to developments in contemporary Platonism; 4. Plutarch and the Demiurge of Egyptian mythology; 5. A simplified understanding of God: Maximus of Tyre; 6. Numenius and his doctrine of three Gods; 7. On the fringes of philosophy: speculations in Hermetism; 8. The ignorant Demiurge: Valentinus and the Gnostics; 9. Origen, the Demiurge and Christian theology; 10. Plotinus and the demise of the Demiurge; 11. Concluding remarks.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768981619031,"sku":"9781107428096","price":29.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781107428096.jpg?v=1758719246","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-demiurge-in-ancient-thought-9781107428096","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}