Five or Seven Recesses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9664406 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Walcot (University College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1965 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 79-79 |
| Publication date | 1965-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800008715 |
| OpenAlex | W1988954342 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
IN C.Q. N.S. xiii (1963), 1578ff., M. L. West discusses various non-Greek traditions which throw light on the interpretation of Pherecydes. Of course problems remain, but one of these the comparative material may yet solve. Is West correct in suggesting (p. 157) that we emend the Suda entry on Pherecydesand so reduce the seven recesses to five ? A convincing analogy can help us here. G. S. Kirk has already compared the seven gates which Ishtar has to penetrate when she descends into the underworld. Despite all his reluctance to admit oriental influence on Pherecydes, he sees this as a possible source
Analogy · Epistemology · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Mathematics · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |