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Noble Lies and Philosophic Silence: Hypatia, Synesius, and the New Esotericism in the Fourth Century

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

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The Noble Lie and Late Antiquity

Exploring the concept of the noble lie and its connection to late antiquity, discussing the propagation of myths in Christianity and Plato's organization of myths for crowd control.

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