Hellenic Tantra

Hellenic Tantra The Theurgic Platonism of Iamblichus

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Hellenic Tantra argues that scholarship on later Platonism has been misled by a dualist worldview. The theurgic Platonists in the school of Iamblichus (4th century CE) did not ascend out of their bodies to be united with the gods-as is the common belief-but allowed the gods to descend into their bodies. By comparing embodied deification in theurgy to Tantric traditions of embodied deification, Gregory Shaw allows us to understand the power and charisma of the last Platonic teachers. Hellenic Tantra reveals a living Platonism that has been hidden from us.

Book information

ISBN: 9798892800006
Publisher: Angelico Press
Imprint: Angelico Press
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Language: English
Number of pages: 278
Weight: 413g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 16mm