Initiatic Religious Experience in Neoplatonism - From Late Antiquity to the Renaissance

This volume, written from a diachronic perspective, is devoted to the initatic and deeply transformative dimension of religious experience in Neoplatonic philosophy which aims at restoring the soul's condition prior to its descent into matter. It brings together philosophers and historians of religions, specializing in the study of mithraism, theurgy, Christian mysticism and the philosophical exegesis of the Chaldean Oracles.

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• Assisted by: Luciano Albanese (Editor), Andreea-Maria Lemnaru (Editor), Giuseppe Muscolino (Editor), José Maria Zamora Calvo (Editor)
• Publisher: Mimesis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.07.2025
• EAN: 9788869774461
• ISBN: 978-88-6977-446-1
• No. of pages: 214
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous