TY  - BOOK
AU  - Iamblichus
AU  - Porphyry
AU  - Taylor,Thomas
TI  - Iamblichus on the mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians
AV  - BL 
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - Occultism -- Early works to 1900
KW  - Demonology -- Early works to 1800
KW  - Mysteries, Religious -- Early works to 1800
KW  - Religion -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800
KW  - Supernatural -- Early works to 1800
N1  - 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); Originally published; London: Bertram Dobell & Reeves and Turner, 1895
N2  - "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.)
UR  - https://archive.org/details/b24884170
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72815
ER  -