Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP) - The Birth of the Symbol: Peter Struck on Ancient Greek Esoteric Hermeneutics

The Birth of the Symbol: Peter Struck on Ancient Greek Esoteric Hermeneutics

03/01/18 • 51 min

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Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

When looking for esoteric wisdom in a text, you need esoteric hermeneutics to find it. We discuss ancient techniques of esoteric reading with Professor Peter Struck, and along the way we learn some fundamental things about esoteric hermeneutics more generally.

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