Theurgy in Late Antiquity: The Invention of a Ritual Tradition

By Ilinca Tanaseanu-Dobler

Theurgy is commonly taken to denote a complex of rites which are based on the so-called Chaldean Oracles, a collection of oracles in hexameters, which were probably composed during the late 2nd century AD. These rituals are mostly known through Neoplatonic sources, who engage in a passionate debate about their relevance to the salvat

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3525540205
• ISBN13: 9783525540206
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"