Divine Rites and Philosophy in Neoplatonism
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Divine detailed prior knowledge to creatures in transcendent philosophy
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orientalia Vilnensia
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1648-2662,2424-6026
DOI: 10.15388/aov.2003.18265