Iamblichus
Iamblichus (c. 245–c. 325 CE) was a Syrian Neoplatonist philosopher.
Established Iamblichus wrote On the Mysteries (De Mysteriis), a reply to Porphyry that defends theurgy, ritual action believed to unite the soul with the gods.[1][2] Tradition / belief Iamblichus held that the human soul descends fully into the body and cannot rise by philosophy alone, so ritual is needed.[3] Established He also wrote a Life of Pythagoras and influenced later Neoplatonists, including Proclus and the emperor Julian.[4]
References
- ↑ Thomas Taylor (trans.), Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians (1821). public domain.
- ↑ Alexander Wilder (trans.), Theurgia, or The Egyptian Mysteries (1911). public domain.
- ↑ Taylor (1821), book 2.
- ↑ Thomas Taylor (trans.), Iamblichus’ Life of Pythagoras (1818). public domain.
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