THE LIGHT AND THE DARK: A Cultural History of Dualism. Fifteen volumes.
Amsterdam: J.C Gieben, 1986-2000. In academic wraps as issued; A FINE SET. "For all things are called Light and Darkness," -- Parmenides. A splendid work. Volume 1. Dualism in the Archaic and Early Classical Periods of Greek History; Volume 2. Dualism in the Political and Social History of Greece in the Fifth and Fourth Century B.C.; Volume 3. Dualism in Greek Literature and Philosophy in the Fifth and Fourth centuries B.C.; Volume 4. Dualism in the Ancient Middle East; Volume 5. Dualism in Ancient Iran, India, and China; Volume 6. Dualism in the Hellenistic World; Volume 7. Dualism in the Palestinian-Syrian Region during the First Century A.D. Until circa 140; Volume 8. Gnostic Dualism in Asia Minor during the First Centuries A.D., Part One: Volume 9. Gnostic Dualism in Asia Minor during the First Centuries A.D., Part Two; Volume 10. Dualism in Roman History I, Imperialistic Dualism; Volume 11. Dualism in Roman History II, Dualism in Interior Politics and Social Life; Volume 12. Dualism in Roman History III, The Christian Church in Conflict with the Roman Empire and with Judaism; Volume 13. Dualism in Roman history IV, The Struggle between Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy in the Early Christian Church; Volume 14. Dualism in Roman History V, Enemies of the Roman Order; Volume 15. Imperialism in Medieval History I, Dualism in Byzantine History, 476-638, and Dualism in Islam, 572-732. Tall octavos. Rare, outside of the odd volume offered as a single, but we have seen no "sets" such as this in the last ten years, Item #14867
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