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[Revised entry by Carl Huffman on March 5, 2024.
Changes to: Main text, Bibliography]
Pythagoreanism can be defined in a number of ways. (1) Pythagoreanism is the philosophy of the ancient Greek philosopher Pythagoras (ca. 570 – ca. 490 BCE), which prescribed a highly structured way of life and espoused the doctrine of metempsychosis (transmigration of the soul after death into a new body, human or animal)….

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