Citation with stable link: Philip A. Harland, 'Guide to Celsus and Origen of Alexandria,' Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World, last modified August 13, 2024, https://philipharland.com/Blog/?p=19711.

This post is a guide for reading through ethnographic passages on this website by Celsus (mid-second century CE) and Origen of Alexandria (mid-third century CE):

• Barbarian wisdom (link)
• Persian wisdom, the Magians and howlers of chants (link)
• Persian and Zoroastrian wisdom via Mithras’ mysteries, according to Celsus (link)
• Ethnic hierarchies, according to Origen (link)
• Ethiopians (link)
• Ethiopian, Amazon and Judean customs as examples of how astrological determinism does not work (link)