Iamblichus On The Mysteries Thomas Taylor Books Gray PB Mythology Religion Egypt
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Iamblichus On The Mysteries Thomas Taylor Books Gray PB Mythology Religion Egypt. Title: Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians. Authors: Iamblichus (attributed author of the original Greek treatise) and Thomas Taylor (translator from the Greek). Format: English-language trade paperback reprint edition, nonfiction work in ancient literature, philosophy, religion, mythology, and mysticism. Brand/Publisher: Books; imprint information for this edition credits Kshetra Books, with print-on-demand manufacturing by Amazon.ca in Bolton, Ontario, Canada. Title: Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians. Authors: Iamblichus (attributed author of the original Greek treatise) and Thomas Taylor (translator from the Greek). Format: English-language trade paperback reprint edition, nonfiction work in ancient literature, philosophy, religion, mythology, and mysticism. Cover: Glossy gray softcover featuring a photograph of monumental stone ruins and a colossal statue relief, with Greek title text Αἰγυπτίων Μυστηρίων and the English title and translator credit in black lettering; matching spine titling and a grayscale back cover with an excerpted passage on divine knowledge and union with the gods plus a barcode panel. Content: Presents Thomas Taylor's classic English translation of On the Mysteries, a late antique Neoplatonic defense of theurgy and traditional ritual framed as a response to Porphyry's questions about Egyptian, Chaldean, and Assyrian religious practices. Genre/Topics: Ancient philosophy and Platonism, pagan theology, theurgy and ritual practice, mystery cults, comparative religion, mythology, and Western esoteric and spiritual studies. Language: English translation from the original Greek, with some Greek phrases retained in epigraphs; intended for adult readers, students, and researchers in classics, religious studies, and esotericism. Edition and publication details: Re-print of the first English edition originally issued in 1821, reset and re-formatted; copyright © 2015 by Jon W. Fergus. Identifiers: ISBN-13: 978-1-5077-9763-1; EAN: 9781507797631, as printed on the copyright page and rear cover barcode. Additional manufacturing information: Rear interior page notes manufacture by Amazon.ca in Bolton, Ontario, Canada and carries an internal production barcode and code for this print-on-demand paperback.
