Theurgy in late antiquity : : the invention of a ritual tradition / / Ilinca Tanaseanu-Dobler.
Theurgy is commonly taken to denote a complex of rites which are based on the so-called Chaldean Oracles, a collection of oracles in hexameters, which were probably composed during the late 2nd century AD. These rituals are mostly known through Neoplatonic sources, who engage in a passionate debate...
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| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Beiträge zur Europäischen Religionsgeschichte (BERG) - Band 001
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Body; Foreword and Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: The Problem of Theurgy; 2. Theurgy and the Chaldean Oracles; 2.1 Preliminaries; 2.2 Sacrifice?; 2.3 Initiation and Ascent; 2.4 Epiphanies and Visions; 2.5 Results: Rituals in the Oracles; 2.6 Great Absents; 3. First Debates about Theurgy : Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus; 3.1 Theurgy and the Circle of Plotinus; 3.2 Chaldean Oracles and Theurgy in Porphyry; 3.2.1 The Philosophy from Oracles; 3.2.2 The Letter to Anebo; 3.2.3 De regressu animae; 3.3 Theurgy in Iamblichus; 3.3.1 De mysteriis
- 3.3.2 The Pythagorising writings3.3.3 Other works and the anecdotes of Eunapius; 4. Theurgy in the Later Fourth and Early Fifth Century; 4.1 The Emperor Julian: Theurgy, Philosophy and the Priestly Life; 4.2 Salutius; 4.3 Eunapius of Sardes; 4.4 Synesius of Cyrene; 4.5 Hierocles; 5. The Later Fifth Century: Theurgy and Demiurgy in Proclus; 5.1 Preliminaries; 5.2 Terminology; 5.3 Theurgic rituals and themes in philosophical contexts; 5.3.1 Divine Visions: The Commentary on the Republic; 5.3.2 Theurgy and Myth
- 5.3.3 Theurgic Ascent and Immortalisation in the Commentary on the Republic and the Platonic Theology5.3.4 Philosophy and Theurgy : The Commentary on the Parmenides and the Platonic Theology; 5.3.5 Theurgy and Divine Names: Proclus on the Cratylus; 5.3.6 Theurgy and Demiurgy : Proclus on the Timaeus; 5.3.7 Intellectual and Verbal Songs of the Soul: the Eclogae and Proclus' Hymns; 5.4 Theurgy in Proclus; 6. Other Late Neoplatonists on Theurgy and Rituals; 7. Conclusion: Theurgy - Writing about Rituals; Bibliography; Sources; Lexica and databases; Works Cited; Index nominum; Index rerum