Kevin van Bladel on the Ṣābians of Ḥarrān and the Fate of the Athenian Academy

Update: 2024-07-30

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We discuss the fascinating town of Ḥarrān (in present-day Türkiye), a place known from late antiquity until at least the eleventh century for its continued tradition of astral, polytheist worship. Kevin van Bladel tells us much to enthral us about this place, but also crushes the dream of a continued tradition of Athenian Late Platonism at Ḥarrān.

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Kevin van Bladel on the Ṣābians of Ḥarrān and the Fate of the Athenian Academy

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Kevin van Bladel on the Ṣābians of Ḥarrān and the Fate of the Athenian Academy