02167cam a22003973u 4500 72815 UtSlPG 20260610134702.0 m cr n 260607r20241895utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 BL Iamblichus Iamblichus on the mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Mysteries_of_the_Egyptians,_Chaldeans,_and_Assyrians Release date is 2024-01-29 Richard Tonsing, MFR, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Iamblichus on the mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians" attributed to Iamblichus is a work of Neoplatonic philosophy primarily concerned with ritual and theurgy. Written as a response to his teacher Porphyry's criticisms, it defends polytheistic cult practices through philosophical argument. Spanning ten books, it explores topics from the soul and gods to sacrifice, Egyptian symbolism, and personal daemons. The work represents a pivotal moment in ancient thought's attempt to justify religious ritual through speculative philosophy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: London: Bertram Dobell & Reeves and Turner, 1895 Occultism -- Early works to 1900 Demonology -- Early works to 1800 Mysteries, Religious -- Early works to 1800 Religion -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800 Supernatural -- Early works to 1800 Porphyry Taylor, Thomas, 1758-1835 https://archive.org/details/b24884170 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72815 113540 113540