Alexander J. Mazur
Alexander J. Mazur | |
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| Born | 1969 United States |
| Died | August 2016 (aged 46–47) United States |
| Other names | Zeke Mazur |
| Occupation | Historian of philosophy |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Thesis | The Platonizing Sethian Gnostic background of Plotinus' mysticism (2010) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael Sells, Kevin Corrigan, and John D. Turner |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History of philosophy History of religion |
| Main interests | |
Alexander J. Mazur (1969 – August 2016; also known as Zeke Mazur) was an American scholar specializing in Neoplatonism, Gnosticism, and mysticism. Mazur is noted for his work on the relationship between Neoplatonism and Gnosticism. He is the son of Barry Mazur.