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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786812003321

Autore

Addey Crystal

Titolo

Divination and theurgy in neoplatonism : oracles of the gods / / by Crystal Addey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Farnham, Surrey, [England] ; ; Burlington, [Vermont] : , : Ashgate Publishing Group, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-367-88219-1

1-315-57778-X

1-317-14899-1

1-317-14898-3

1-4094-5153-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Collana

Ashgate Studies in Philosophy and Theology in Late Antiquity

Disciplina

203/.2

Soggetti

Neoplatonism

Theurgy

Oracles

Mysteries, Religious

Divination

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Oracles and Philosophy; 2 Oracles, Allegory and Mystery Cults; 3   Debating Oracles: Pagan and Christian Perspectives; 4 Debating Oracles: Porphyry's Letter to Anebo and Iamblichus' De Mysteriis; 5   Divination, Rationality and Ritual in Neoplatonism; 6 Divine Inspiration, Possession and Contact with the Gods in Iamblichus' De Mysteriis; 7   Divination and Theurgy in Iamblichus' De Mysteriis; 8 Manifesting the Gods: Oracles as Symbola; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the extensive links between oracles and philosophy in Late Antiquity, particularly focusing on the roles of oracles and other forms of divination in third and fourth century CE Neoplatonism. Examining some of the most significant debates between pagan philosophers and Christian intellectuals on the nature of oracles as a



central yet contested element of religious tradition, Addey focuses particularly on Porphyry's Philosophy from Oracles and Iamblichus' De Mysteriis.