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L’impiego di elementi naturali nei rituali affini alla teurgia
Lexis, 2022 In the theurgic rituals attested by the Chaldean Oracles and other writings related to Neoplatonism plants, animals and stones were often used to evoke a certain divinity.
Freni, Giulia
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A New Form of Taoist Theurgy in the Qing Dynasty: Xizhu Doufa in the Taoist–Tantric Fusion Style
Religions, 2023 The Longmen Xizhu Xinzong 龍門西竺心宗 was a Taoist sect that was active during the Qing Dynasty. The sect reportedly originated in India and has long been renowned for its Xizhu Doufa 西竺斗法.
Yuhao Wu
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Virtues in Iamblichus and the Shift of Paradigm [PDF]
SCHOLE, 2010 This paper aims at pointing out differences between the perception of virtues in Plato’s Protagoras and especially the Symposium and in Iamblichus. The argument is focused on the fact that, although both philosophers agree that virtues can be taught and ...
Magoulas, Ch.
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Chaldean and Neo-Platonic Theology [PDF]
, 2016 In the present paper, the meanings the term “Chaldeans” acquired during the Antiquity and the early Middle Ages are presented, but mainly the role the Chaldean Oracles played inside the movement of Neo-Platonism is emphasized. The stratification of Being
Viglas, Katelis
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Iamblichus’ Path to the Ineffable [PDF]
SCHOLE, 2010 Iamblichus of Chalcis postulated theurgy on metaphysical grounds as the only means of communion with the supreme principle of everything that exists. Iamblichus set this principle as a completely transcendent reality, unattainable by reason, and, at the ...
Molina, Jose
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La figura del filosofo nel IV secolo d.C.
Aitia, 2015 Building on Julian the Emperor’s Letter to Themistius, the present contribution seeks to interpret the debate between Julian and Themistius on the relation between philosophy and kingship within the philosophical context of the 4th century AD.
Riccardo Chiaradonna
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Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity [PDF]
, 2019 Platonism and Christian Thought in Late Antiquity examines the various ways in which Christian intellectuals engaged with Platonism both as a pagan competitor and as a source of philosophical material useful to the Christian faith.
Emilsson, Eyjolfur +3 more
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Beyond the Mystical Experience Model: Theurgy as a Framework for Ritual Learning with Psychedelics
ReligionsContemporary interpretations of psychedelic spirituality are dominated by the “mystical experience model,” which emphasizes that psychedelics can lead to well-being through bringing about ego dissolution and a unitive mystical experience.
André van der Braak
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Aesthetic Experience as a Spiritual Support of Homo Post-Secularis
Religions, 2019 The essay begins with an analysis of the cultural situation of humanity after its transition to secular mentality and a gradual disenchantment with secularism, which leads to the formation of post-secular mentality.
Victor Bychkov
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“Hellenic religion of suffering God” in the “Philosophy of cult” of priest Pavel Florensky: formulating the problem [PDF]
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2018 This article points out the presence of common themes and directions of research in the religious and philosophical legacy of priest Pavel Florensky and Vyacheslav Ivanov, particularly the concept of religious cult put forward in Ivanov’s work “Hellenic ...
Nikolai Pavliuchenkov
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