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On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians

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25: 618:. However, the differences between this book and Iamblichus' other works in style and in some points of doctrine have led some to question whether Iamblichus was the actual author. Still, the treatise certainly originated from his school, and in its systematic attempt to give a speculative justification of the polytheistic cult practices of the day, it marks a turning-point in the history of thought where Iamblichus stood. 104: 488: 927: 851:
Theurgia, Or, The Egyptian Mysteries: Reply of Abammon, the Teacher, to the Letter of Porphyry to Anebo, Together with Solutions of the Questions Therein Contained
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There are 10 books in the work, of which the longest are Books 1 and 3. The contents of the books are.
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De mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum ... proclus ... Porphyrius ... Psellus, etc...
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consists mainly of Iamblichus' responses to the criticisms of his teacher.
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is known to have had a disagreement with Iamblichus over the practice of
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Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians
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On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians
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Iamblichus' De mysteriis: a manifesto of the miraculous
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Theosophic-theurgic tractate attributed to Iamblichus
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Neoplatonism
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Nous
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The Consolation of Philosophy
De Coelesti Hierarchia
De divisione naturae
Chaldean Oracles
Plotinus
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