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The Derveni Papyrus: Cosmology, Theology and InterpretationGábor Betegh, 2007&#160;Gábor Betegh presents the first systematic reconstruction and examination of the Derveni papyrus and analyzes its role in the intellectual milieu of its age. Found in 1962 near Thessaloniki among the remains of a funeral pyre, it is one of the earliest surviving Greek papyri and is a document of primary importance for understanding religious and philosophical developments of the time of Socrates. The book will appeal strongly to classicists, philosophers and historians of religion.(Text by the author)&#160;Contents:&#160; The find The first columns The reconstruction of the poem The interpretation of the poem The cosmic god Cosmology Anaxagoras Diogenes of Apollonia and Archelaus of Athens Physics and eschatology: Heraclitus and the gold plates Understanding Orpheus, understanding the world&#160;Appendix: Diagoras and the Derveni authorBibliographyIndex verborumIndex of passagesIndex of modern namesIndex of subjects