Iamblichus, Theurgy, and the Soul’s Ascent

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Contents xi
5. Philosophy, Salvation, and the Mortal Condition 1
6. Salvation for the Wanderer: Odysseus, the Gold Leaves, and Empedocles 29
7. Self-Determination and Freedom: The Relationship of God and Man in Homer 59
8. Parmenides’ Proem and Pythagoras’ Descent 85
9. Ὁ Πλάτων παρωιδεῖ τὰ Ὀρφέως Plato’s Transposition of Orphic Netherworld Imagery 117
10. The Eleusinian Mysteries in Pre-Platonic Thought: Metaphor, Practice and Imagery for Plato’s Symposium 151
11. Plato’s Soteriology? 191
12. From Politics to Salvation through Philosophy: Herodotus’ Histories and Plato’s Republic 217
13. Rebirth Eschatology in Plato and Plotinus 243
14. Memory and the Soul’s Destiny in Plotinus 289
15. Between the Two Realms: Plotinus’ Pure Soul 313
16. Iamblichus, Theurgy, and the Soul’s Ascent 343
17. About the Contributors 357
18. Bibliography 361
19. Index of terms 387