Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans

Dietmar Herrmann ()

Chapter Chapter 4 in Ancient Mathematics, 2022, pp 37-62 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract There is hardly any historical figure from antiquity whose biography is as controversial as Pythagoras’. Figure 4.1 shows a historical bust of Pythagoras (in the Oriental style) from Pompeii. For some, he was a philosopher, whose teachings found a multitude of followers even centuries later. For others, he was a religious sect leader, who founded a secret society with his teachings on vegetarianism and reincarnation, the workings of which were shrouded in legend. W. Burkert sees him even more extremely, calling him a shaman.

Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-66494-0_4

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