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Dante Anniversary, 2021!

Posted on May 13, 2020 by admin

Next year is the 700th year marking of Dante’s passing away, in Ravenna in 1321, only a few months after he completed the Paradiso and the trilogy of the The Divine Comedy! And the national celebration in Italy will be … Continue reading →

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Dante on Structure as essential element of Thought.

Posted on May 3, 2020 by admin

One of the main and interesting discoveries in Dante’s Comedy is how essential the faculty of structure is in his storytelling, cosmology, theology, philosophy and in the nature of thinking in itself. This at times feels very much like an … Continue reading →

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Purgatory & Paradise – a Reading of Dante.

Posted on May 2, 2020 by admin

After 16 months of deep studies and podcasting of Dante’s Paradise and Purgatory, it’s hard to remember exactly how several aspects of philosophy and theology used to be experienced by the mind before we started the whole journey. The learning … Continue reading →

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Purgatory 27 – The Purifying Fire, and Crowning Moment!

Posted on April 28, 2020 by admin

In canto 27 there are two big moments in Dante’s Journey through Purgatory! The Pilgrim is first walking through the Wall of Fire (meaning the final purification, and the symbolism of death before rebirth), and the chapter ends with the … Continue reading →

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Purgatory 25 – Metaphysics of Body and Soul

Posted on April 24, 2020 by admin

Today’s episode is about the climbing up to the 7th Terrace where Virgil is handing over Dante’s deep question about the nature of the “shades” to the Poet Statius. This is partly symbolic of how Dante’s question is now moving … Continue reading →

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Dante’s Great Journey through Purgatory!

Posted on April 23, 2020 by admin

We’ve now reached the end of the 6th Terrace of the Mount Purgatory, and just one Terrace left (The Lustful) before we enter the Garden of Eden – and the Earthly Paradise! 🏞🌿☀️ At the end of the Terrace of … Continue reading →

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Ancient World Podcast on YouTube!

Posted on April 22, 2020 by admin

Here’s a youtube mirror of the latest episodes from the main podcast! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgaN1PtgvIh_c5C08TiJ5oA

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Posted on April 22, 2020 by admin

Updating the blog!

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Hello world!

Posted on April 5, 2020 by admin

WELCOME to the Ancient World Website!! :)) Our new podcast is here!http://patreon.com/ancientworld Thanks for visiting,and enjoy! 😀

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