The present volume is focused on the interactions and syncretistic tensions between religion and philosophy in Late Antiquity. A variety of papers examine issues of personal religious attitudes, initiation to the mysteries, Orphism, notions of theurgy, magic, the philosopher's quest for intimacy or union with the divine, magic and Christianity, the role of prayer in philosophical texts, and oracles, dream-visions and divination. The contributions include a wide range of specialisations, such as Neoplatonism, Chaldaean Oracles, Theurgy, Patristic literature, Christian religious texts and Manichaeism.
| ISBN: | 9783161561191 |
| Publication date: | 6th February 2019 |
| Author: | Eleni Pachoumi |
| Publisher: | JCB Mohr (Paul Siebeck) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 237 pages |
| Series: | Studien und Texte zu Antike und Christentum / Studies and Texts in Antiquity and Christianity |
| Genres: |
New Testaments Ancient history Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy Religion: general Philosophy of religion Comparative religion Interfaith relations History of religion Christianity Christian Churches, denominations, groups |