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      Divination and Theurgy in Neoplatonism
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      Oracles of the Gods

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      Oracles of the Gods
      ByCrystal Addey
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2014
      eBook Published 20 May 2016
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315577784
      Pages 352
      eBook ISBN 9781315577784
      Subjects Humanities
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      Addey, C. (2014). Divination and Theurgy in Neoplatonism: Oracles of the Gods (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315577784

      ABSTRACT

      Why did ancient philosophers consult oracles, write about them, and consider them to be an important part of philosophical thought and practice? 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 - two works which deal extensively with oracles and other forms of divination. This book argues for the significance of divination within Neoplatonism and offers a substantial reassessment of oracles and philosophical works and their relationship to one another. With a broad interdisciplinary approach, encompassing Classics, Ancient Philosophy, Theology, Religious Studies and Ancient History, Addey draws on recent anthropological and religious studies research which has challenged and re-evaluated the relationship between rationality and ritual.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter 1|42 pages

      Oracles and Philosophy

      chapter 2|39 pages

      Oracles, Allegory and Mystery Cults

      chapter 3|45 pages

      Debating Oracles: Pagan and Christian Perspectives

      chapter 4|44 pages

      Debating Oracles: Porphyry’s Letter to Anebo and Iamblichus’ De Mysteriis

      chapter 5|44 pages

      Divination, Rationality and Ritual in Neoplatonism

      chapter 6|24 pages

      Divine Inspiration, Possession and Contact with the Gods in Iamblichus’ De Mysteriis

      chapter 7|44 pages

      Divination and Theurgy in Iamblichus’ De Mysteriis

      chapter 8|8 pages

      Manifesting the Gods: Oracles as Symbola

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