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Theurgy in Late Antiquity
Ilinca Tanaseanu-Dobler
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Hardback. Series: Beitrage Zur Europaischen Religionsgeschichte (Berg). Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA; HPCA; HRAX; VXWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
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 about their relevance to the salvation of the soul and thus to the philosophers ultimate goal. Ilinca Tanaseanu-Döbler examines the development of the discourse on theurgy, attempting to reconstruct what was understood as theurgic ritual in the late antique sources. Withstanding the temptation to impose a unity on the disparate sources which ... Read more
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 about their relevance to the salvation of the soul and thus to the philosophers ultimate goal. Ilinca Tanaseanu-Döbler examines the development of the discourse on theurgy, attempting to reconstruct what was understood as theurgic ritual in the late antique sources. Withstanding the temptation to impose a unity on the disparate sources which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Series
Beitrage Zur Europaischen Religionsgeschichte (Berg)
Number of Pages
325
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783525540206
SKU
V9783525540206
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