Porphyry S On The Cave Of The Nymphs In Its Intellectual Context
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Porphyry S On The Cave Of The Nymphs In Its Intellectual Context
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Author : K. Nilüfer Akçay
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2019-07-01
Porphyry S On The Cave Of The Nymphs In Its Intellectual Context written by K. Nilüfer Akçay and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-01 with Philosophy categories.
This monograph, exclusively dedicated to the analysis of Porphyry’s On the Cave of Nymphs, provides his philosophical thoughts on the material world, relationship between soul and body and the salvation of the soul through the doctrines of Plato and Plotinus.
Porphyry On The Homeric Cave Of The Nymphs
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Author : Porphyry
language : en
Publisher: Philaletheians UK
Release Date : 2017-11-10
Porphyry On The Homeric Cave Of The Nymphs written by Porphyry and has been published by Philaletheians UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-10 with Religion categories.
On The Cave Of The Nymphs
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Author : Porphyry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
On The Cave Of The Nymphs written by Porphyry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Caves in literature categories.
Theurgy Theory And Practice
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Author : P. D. Newman
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2023-12-05
Theurgy Theory And Practice written by P. D. Newman and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-05 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Connects the magical practice of theurgy to the time of Homer • Explores the many theurgic themes and events in the Odyssey and the Iliad • Analyzes the writings of Neoplatonists Porphyry and Proclus, showing how both describe the technical ritual praxis of theurgy in Homeric terms • Examines the methods of telestikē, a form of theurgic statue animation and technique to divinize the soul, and how theurgy is akin to shamanic soul flight First defined by the second century Chaldean Oracles, theurgy is an ancient magic practice whereby practitioners divinized the soul and achieved mystical union with a deity, the Demiurge, or the One. In this detailed study, P. D. Newman pushes the roots of theurgy all the way back before the time of Homer. He shows how the Chaldean Oracles were not only written in Homeric Greek but also in dactylic hexameter, the same meter as the epics of Homer. Linking the Greek shamanic practices of the late Archaic period with the theurgic rites of late antiquity, the author explains how both anabasis, soul ascent, and katabasis, soul descent, can be considered varieties of shamanic soul flight and how these practices existed in ancient Greek culture prior to the influx of shamanic influence from Thrace and the Hyperborean North. The author explores the many theurgic themes and symbolic events in the Odyssey and the Iliad, including the famous journey of Odysseus to Hades and the incident of the funeral pyre of Patroclus. He presents a close analysis of On the Cave of the Nymphs, Porphyry’s commentary on Homer’s Odyssey, as well as a detailed look at Proclus’s symbolic reading of Homer’s Iliad, showing how both of these Neoplatonists describe the philosophical theory and the technical ritual praxis of theurgy. Using the Chaldean Oracles as a case study, Newman examines in detail the methods of telestikē, a form of theurgic statue animation, linking this practice to ancient Egyptian and Greek traditions as well as theurgic techniques to divinize the soul. Revealing how the theurgic arts are far older than the second century, Newman’s study not only examines the philosophical theory of theurgy but also the actual ritual practices of the theurgists, as described in their own words.
Cities And Thrones And Powers
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Author : Stephen R. L. Clark
language : en
Publisher: Angelico Press
Release Date : 2022-06-29
Cities And Thrones And Powers written by Stephen R. L. Clark and has been published by Angelico Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-29 with Philosophy categories.
What would a "reappeared" Plotinus answer today if asked how we might build a divinely-ordered city? That is the question at the core of this unique book, and Stephen Clark takes us on a wide-ranging deep dive to uncover possible answers. To do so, he first gives an account of the Plotinian philosophy of mind and metaphysics, showing how Plotinus nicely balances the entanglement of soul-body composites (our immediate identities) with the workings of the World Soul and the eternal soul that animates "from within." Drawing on later Christian and Islamic interpretations of the Neoplatonic tradition, and parallel developments in Hindu thought, he then describes the various social forms that seem to be the inevitable context of our lives here and now. Furthermore, we discover that the form a Plotinian religion adopts depends on taking seriously the thought of reincarnating souls and wandering hermits, but now with the difference in our time that, although some sages may be content to consider themselves simple wanderers in a world without borders or settled communities, some will follow the same path as Buddhists, Epicureans, and Christians: forming communities of friends loyal to their founder and to the fellowship of the Sangha. We learn as well that in due course even those among the hermits who prefer to go, almost literally, "alone to the Alone" will become part of dispersed, unhierarchical communities. Finally, Clark offers cautious thoughts about our likely futures, dependent both on current technological advances and on the realistic suspicion (shared by our predecessors) that catastrophes and wholly unexpected turns are always to be expected.
Porphyry
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Author : Robert Lamberton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1814
Porphyry written by Robert Lamberton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1814 with categories.
Robert Lamberton wrote the introduction and translated The Cave of the Nymphs section of the Odyssey.
Senses Cognition And Ritual Experience In The Roman World
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Author : Blanka Misic
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2024-01-25
Senses Cognition And Ritual Experience In The Roman World written by Blanka Misic and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-25 with History categories.
How do the senses shape the way we perceive, understand, and remember ritual experiences? This book applies cognitive and sensory approaches to Roman rituals, reconnecting readers with religious experiences as members of an embodied audience. These approaches allow us to move beyond the literate elites to examine broader audiences of diverse individuals, who experienced rituals as participants and/or performers. Case studies of ritual experiences from a variety of places, spaces, and contexts across the Roman world, including polytheistic and Christian rituals, state rituals, private rituals, performances, and processions, demonstrate the dynamic and broad-scale application that cognitive approaches offer for ancient religion, paving the way for future interdisciplinary engagement. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
Plato On Democracy And Political Techn
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Author : Anders Sorensen
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-09-12
Plato On Democracy And Political Techn written by Anders Sorensen and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-12 with Philosophy categories.
In Plato on Democracy and Political technē Anders Dahl Sørensen offers an in-depth investigation of Plato’s discussions of democracy’s ‘epistemic potential’, arguing that this question is far more central to his political thought than is usually assumed.
Acheloios Thales And The Origin Of Philosophy
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Author : Nicholas J. Molinari
language : en
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Release Date : 2022-05-12
Acheloios Thales And The Origin Of Philosophy written by Nicholas J. Molinari and has been published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-12 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Through careful analysis of the archaeological record, close reading of ancient sources, and deep investigations into the languages of our past, this study demonstrates the importance of the influence of the cult of Acheloios on Thales, fundamentally changing our understanding of the origin of the philosophical experience in 6th century Ionia.
The Philosophy Of The Few Against The Christians
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Author : Pier Franco Beatrice
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-11-13
The Philosophy Of The Few Against The Christians written by Pier Franco Beatrice and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-13 with Philosophy categories.
This book gives us a new perspective on the Philosophy according to the Chaldean Oracles by Porphyry of Tyre (ca. 232/305 CE), demonstrating that much of what we thought we knew about this work and its fragments is mistaken. Here, for the first time, the attempt is made at reconstructing the original text by following the vicissitudes of its reception and transmission from Late Antiquity through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance up to modern scholarship. The extensive and painstaking study of the surviving fragments leads to the radically innovative conclusion that this encyclopedic treatise, written by Porphyry in the last decades of the 3rd century CE, consisted of fifteen books organized in various sections. After an initial discussion of the nature of theurgy and of its subordinate role with respect to philosophy, Porphyry describes the entire history of Greek philosophy from Homer up to his own teacher Plotinus, to then go on to present “introductions” to the seven encyclical disciplines whose study is required for the comprehension of theosophy, that is, the esoteric speculation on the three parts of philosophy: anthropology-ethics, physics, and metaphysics-theology. By harmonizing the teachings of Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, and the Chaldean Oracles, Porphyry intends to present the complete and definitive philosophic system, with the aim of showing the universal way for the liberation of the souls of initiates and of contextually fighting the final battle of the Greco-Roman civilization against Christianity.