The mythical narrative of transmigration tells the story of myriad
wandering souls, each migrating from body to body along a path of
recurrence amid the becoming of the All.
In this highly original study, James Luchte explores the ways in
which the concept of transmigration is a central motif in
Pythagoras' philosophy, representing its fundamental meaning.
Luchte argues that the many strands of the tale of transmigration
come together in the Pythagorean philosophical movement, revealing
a unity in which, for Pythagoreans, existence and eschatology are
separated only by forgetfulness. Such an interpretation that seeks
to retrieve the unity of Pythagorean thought goes against the grain
of a long-standing tradition of interpretation that projects upon
Pythagoras the segregation of 'mysticism' and 'science'. Luchte
lays out an alternative interpretation of Pythagorean philosophy as
magical in the sense that it orchestrates a holistic harmonization
of theoria and praxis and through this reading discloses the
radical character of Pythagorean philosophy.
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