Citation with stable link: Philip A. Harland, 'Guide to Celsus and Origen of Alexandria,' Ethnic Relations and Migration in the Ancient World, last modified October 24, 2026, 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 – Against Celsus 1.1-4; 1.12; 1.14-24; 1.58-60; 3.5-8(link)
• Persian wisdom, the Magians and howlers of chants – Against Celsus 1.6-7, 23-28, 38, 45-46, 57-60, 68; 2.48-53; 3.36, 46; 4.33; 5.9; 6.32, 39-41; 6.80; 8.59-60 (link)
• Persian and Zoroastrian wisdom via Mithras’ mysteries, according to Celsus – Against Celsus 6.22-24 (link)
• Ethnic hierarchies, according to Origen – First Principles 2.9.3-6; 3.1.23-24; 4.3.6-10 (link)
• Ethiopians – Commentary on the Song of Songs 2.1 and other passages (link)
• Ethiopian, Amazon and Judean customs as examples of how astrological determinism does not work – Philokalia (link)