De mysteriis vs Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Early works to 1900, Religion, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, History

Cover of De mysteriis

De mysteriis Iamblichus · 1497 ★★★★☆ 4.2 374 pages · ≈ 6 h 56 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion David Hume · 1779 ★★★★☆ 4.0 114 pages · ≈ 2 h 07 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate De mysteriis higher: 4.2 vs 4.0 from 175 votes.
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 6 for De mysteriis.

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