Divination and Theurgy in Neoplatonism: Oracles of the Gods

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Traditions: Neoplatonism Greek and Roman mysteries
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A study of oracles, divination and theurgy in Porphyry and Iamblichus, set within the religious and philosophical debates of late antiquity.

The introduction (pp. 3–5) defines theurgy as ethical and intellectual practice as well as ritual. Addey also argues that Porphyry and Iamblichus treated reason and revelation as complementary, which qualifies a simple division between rational philosophy and ritual.