Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority : Platonists, Priests, and Gnostics in the Third Century C.E. /

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Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority recounts how philosophers of the late third century C.E. organized the spirit world into hierarchies, positioning themselves as high priests in the process. By establishing themselves as experts on sacred matters, they fortified their authority, prestige, an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Marx-Wolf, Heidi (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Spiritual direction.
Philosophy and religion.
Neoplatonism.
Gnosticism.
Demonology.
Animal sacrifice.
Direction spirituelle > Histoire.
Sacrifice d'animaux > Histoire.
Demonologie > Histoire.
Esprits > Histoire des doctrines.
Gnosticisme > Histoire.
Neo-platonisme > Histoire.
Spiritual direction > History.
Philosophy and religion > History.
Animal sacrifice > History.
Demonology > History.
Spirits > History of doctrines.
Gnosticism > History.
Neoplatonism > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. How to Feed a Daemon: Third-Century Philosophers on Blood Sacrifice
  • Chapter 2. Everything in Its Right Place: Spiritual Taxonomy in Third-Century Platonism
  • Chapter 3. The Missing Link: Third-Century Platonists and "Gnostics" on Daemons and Other Spirits
  • Chapter 4. High Priests of the Highest God: Third-Century Platonists as Ritual Experts
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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