On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans and Assyrians
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (799 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 188456464X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 404 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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He was the first to translate into English the complete works of Plato and Aristotle. The discussion between Porphyry and Iamblichus makes up the book known as De Mysteriis Aegyptorum, or The Egyptian Mysteries. His mind was deeply impregnated with Pythagorean doctrines, and in his famous biography of Pythagoras he has set forth the philosophical, ethical and scientific teachings of the Sage of Samos in full detail. From the fragments of his life which have been collected by impartial historians, we find
How can we understand our times and also make sense of the forest of spiritual traditions? How can we cut through the cacophony of religious fanaticism, and ignorance as well as misconceptions about the mysteries on the other in order to discover the true purpose of religion and the secret teachings that open up the mysteries of life and the way to enlightenment and immortality? This book, which comes to us from so long ago, offers us transcendental wisdom that applied to the world two thousand years ago as well as our world today.. The question and answer format can be found but such extensive discourses and corrections of misunderstand
Amazon Customer said One of the most important surviving ancient Pagan texts!. "On the Mysteries" by Iamblichus is one of the, if not THE most important surviving ancient Pagan text from the late Classical world. Iamblichus was considered to be one of the great Neoplatonist philosophers and Theurgists. His works continued to inspire debate for centuries after his death, and was lauded by philosophers and condemned by the Church in the Middle Ages. In this work Iamblichus gives not only. More important than, "Is it a good book?" Robert Elm This is a book that is of inestimable import. Yes it is a good book, well written, well translated and extremely well organized but more importantly it is one of the only surviving sources of Pagan religious practice and theology left to us. The picture Iamblichus paints of the ancient practice of Theurgy is a vivid and technical one, a picture made all the more vivid by the questions posed to him by Porphyr. "Don't buy the Kindle version." according to Tony Rella. The 1 star is a reflection of the quality of the Kindle version. The text is riddled with confusing spaces and bizarre organization. Annotations and primary text are mixed together with no indication as to which is which --- at times, one text will stop in midsentence and be interrupted with the other. The result is a confounding, frustrating version of the text that is highly disappointing, especially since
His voluminous translations, original writings and articles represent the single most complete rendering of the ancient western philosophy and theology into English. A full collection of his works (original scans, paperbacks and ebooks) can be found online at: universaltheosophy/writings-taylor/ Iamblichus, also known as Iambl