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Esoteric Orientalism Part I: Ancient Barbarian Sages

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

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Did the Greeks Get Their Scientific Knowledge From Their Oriental Neighbors?

The Greeks themselves tell us that certain important sciences were inherited by them from the ancient barbarian peoples. The identity of these ancient barbarians shows some variation across our sources, but pretty much always includes Egyptians and Mesopotamians. So did the Greeks get their scientific knowledge from their more ancient civilized neighbors? Stay tuned because that will be the subject of next week's episode.

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