03090nam 2200709 450 991046548060332120200520144314.01-317-14899-11-317-14898-31-4094-5153-4(CKB)3710000000225007(EBL)1774176(OCoLC)889675658(SSID)ssj0001331751(PQKBManifestationID)11767518(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001331751(PQKBWorkID)11337141(PQKB)10290318(MiAaPQ)EBC1774176(Au-PeEL)EBL1774176(CaPaEBR)ebr10957094(CaONFJC)MIL922825(OCoLC)890211763(EXLCZ)99371000000022500720141030h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDivination and theurgy in neoplatonism oracles of the gods /by Crystal AddeyFarnham, Surrey, [England] ;Burlington, [Vermont] :Ashgate Publishing Group,2014.©20141 online resource (352 p.)Ashgate Studies in Philosophy and Theology in Late AntiquityDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-43327-5 1-4094-5152-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexThis 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.Ashgate studies in philosophy & theology in late antiquity.NeoplatonismTheurgyOraclesMysteries, ReligiousDivinationElectronic books.Neoplatonism.Theurgy.Oracles.Mysteries, Religious.Divination.203/.2Addey Crystal714923MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465480603321Divination and theurgy in Neoplatonism1382758UNINA