Chaldaean oracles and theurgy. Mysticism, magic and platonism in the later Roman Empire. Troisième édition par Michel Tardieu, avec un supplément

Chaldaean oracles and theurgy. Mysticism, magic and platonism in the later Roman Empire. Troisième édition par Michel Tardieu, avec un supplément
Author: Hans Lewy
Publisher: Brepols Pub
Total Pages: 770
Release: 2011
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9782851212436

En 1956 était publié, à l'Institut d'Archéologie orientale du Caire, un ouvrage important de Hans Lewy sur les Oracles chaldaïques, "Chaldaean oracles and theurgy". Cette étude, vite épuisée, fut l'objet, en 1978, d'une nouvelle édition dans la Collection des Études augustiniennes, due à Michel Tardieu, qui accompagnait le texte de H. Lewy d'une série de douze compléments, parmi lesquels une contribution de E. R. Dodds, et une autre de P. Hadot. Cet ouvrage, qui reste fondamental pour la connaissance des Oracles chaldaïques et de toute la philosophie ancienne, était épuisé depuis longtemps, et Michel Tardieu en propose aujourd∎hui une troisième édition: à côté de menues corrections, cette nouvelle édition comporte un treizième complément, "Les Oracles chaldaïques 1891-2011", qui offre une synthèse de 120 ans de recherches, depuis les travaux de Jahn, en 1891, jusqu'à nos jours, et une bibliographie répartie en cinq sections, qui dépouille l'ensemble de la production sur le sujet.

The Chaldean Oracles

The Chaldean Oracles
Author: Ruth Majercik
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2015-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004296719

Preliminary material /RUTH MAJERCIK -- INTRODUCTION /RUTH MAJERCIK -- FRAGMENTS /RUTH MAJERCIK -- VARIOUS CHALDEAN EXPRESSIONS /RUTH MAJERCIK -- DOUBTFUL FRAGMENTS /RUTH MAJERCIK -- COMMENTARY /RUTH MAJERCIK -- BIBLIOGRAPHY /RUTH MAJERCIK -- INDEX /RUTH MAJERCIK.

Proclus and the Chaldean Oracles

Proclus and the Chaldean Oracles
Author: Nicola Spanu
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2020-08-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000166376

This volume examines the discussion of the Chaldean Oracles in the work of Proclus, as well as offering a translation and commentary of Proclus’ Treatise On Chaldean Philosophy. Spanu assesses whether Proclus’ exegesis of the Chaldean Oracles can be used by modern research to better clarify the content of Chaldean doctrine or must instead be abandoned because it represents a substantial misinterpretation of originary Chaldean teachings. The volume is augmented by Proclus’ Greek text, with English translation and commentary. Proclus and the Chaldean Oracles will be of interest to researchers working on Neoplatonism, Proclus and theurgy in the ancient world.

Hekate Soteira

Hekate Soteira
Author: Sarah Iles Johnston
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1990
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Drawing Down the Moon

Drawing Down the Moon
Author: Radcliffe G. Edmonds, III
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 492
Release: 2019-07-02
Genre: History
ISBN: 069115693X

One of the foremost experts on magic, religion, and the occult in the ancient world provides an unparalleled exploration of magic in the Greco-Roman world, giving insight into the shifting ideas of religion and the divine in the ancient past and in the later Western tradition.

Pagan Monotheism in Late Antiquity

Pagan Monotheism in Late Antiquity
Author: Polymnia Athanassiadi
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 221
Release: 1999-07-08
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0191541451

In this book distinguished experts from a range of disciplines (Orientalists, philologists, philosophers, theologians and historians) address a central problem which lies at the heart of the religious and philosophical debate of late antiquity. Paganism was not a unified tradition and consequently the papers cover a wide social and intellectual spectrum. Particular emphasis is given to several aspects of the topic: first, monotheistic belief in late antique philosophical ideals and its roots in classical antiquity and the Near East; second, monistic Gnosticism; third, the revelatory tradition as expressed in oracular literature; and finally, the monotheistic trend in popular religion.

Julian's Gods

Julian's Gods
Author: Rowland B. E. Smith
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134677464

Julian's brief reign (360-363 AD) had a profound impact on his contemporaries, as he worked fervently for a pagan restoration in the Roman Empire, which was rapidly becoming Christian. Julian's Gods focuses on the cultural mentality of `the last pagan Emperor' by examining a wide variety of his own writings. The surviving speeches and treatises, satires and letters offer a rare insight into the personal attitudes and motivations of a remarkable Emperor. They show Julian as a highly educated man, an avid student of Greek philosophy, and a talented author in his own right. This elegant and closely-argued study will deepen understanding not only of Julian, but of the context of fourth century Neoplatonism.

Neoplatonic Demons and Angels

Neoplatonic Demons and Angels
Author: Luc Brisson
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2018-07-10
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9004374981

Neoplatonic Demons and Angels is a collection of eleven studies which examine, in chronological order, the place reserved for angels and demons not only by the main Neoplatonic philosophers (Plotinus, Porphyry, Iamblichus, and Proclus), but also in Gnosticism, the Chaldaean Oracles, Christian Neoplatonism, especially by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite. This volume originates from a panel held at the 2014 ISNS meeting in Lisbon, but is supplemented by a number of invited papers.