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On the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians (‹See Tfd›Greek: Περὶ τῶν Αἰγυπτίων μυστηρίων), also known as the Theurgia and under its abbreviated Latin title De Mysteriis Aegyptiorum (On the Egyptian Mysteries; or often simply De Mysteriis), is a work of Neoplatonic philosophy primarily concerned with ritual and theurgy and attributed to Iamblichus.
Porphyry is known to have had a disagreement with Iamblichus over the practice of theurgy, and the Mysteries consists mainly of Iamblichus' responses to the criticisms of his teacher.




Authorship


Proclus, writing 100 years after Iamblichus, seems to have ascribed to him the authorship of the Mysteries. 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.




Contents


There are 10 books in the work, of which the longest are Books 1 and 3. The contents of the books are.

Book I: The soul and the gods
Book II: Epiphanies
Book III: Mantic ritual
Book IV: Justice
Book V: The nature of sacrifice
Book VI: The process and effects of sacrifice
Book VII: Egyptian symbolism
Book VIII: Egyptian theology
Book IX: The personal daemon (spirit)
Book X: Conclusion




See also


Chaldean Oracles
Enneads




Notes






References






= Editions and translations

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De mysteriis Aegyptiorum (in Ancient Greek). Venice: Aldus Manutius. 1497. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
De mysteriis Aegyptiorum, Chaldaeorum, Assyriorum ... proclus ... Porphyrius ... Psellus, etc... (in Latin). J. Tornesius. 1570. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
Iamblichus on the Mysteries of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Assyrians. Translated by Taylor, Thomas. C. Whittingham. 1821. ISBN 978-0-608-37154-2. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
Wilder, Alexander (1911). 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. William Rider & Son, Limited. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
Iamblichus' De mysteriis: a manifesto of the miraculous. Translated by Clarke, Emma; Dillon, John M.; Hershbell, Jackson P. Society of Biblical Lit. 2003. ISBN 978-1-58983-058-5. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

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