{"product_id":"proclus-and-the-chaldean-oracles-9780367533366","title":"Proclus and the Chaldean Oracles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume examines the discussion of the \u003cem\u003eChaldean Oracles\u003c\/em\u003e in the work of Proclus, as well as offering a translation and commentary of Proclus' \u003ci\u003eTreatise On Chaldean Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanu assesses whether Proclus' exegesis of the \u003cem\u003eChaldean Oracles\u003c\/em\u003e can be used by modern research to better clarify the content of Chaldean doctrine or must instead be abandoned because it represents a substantial misinterpretation of originary Chaldean teachings. The volume is augmented by Proclus' Greek text, with English translation and commentary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProclus and the \u003c\/em\u003eChaldean Oracles will be of interest to researchers working on Neoplatonism, Proclus and theurgy in the ancient world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book which scholars both of Proclus and of the \u003cem\u003eChaldean Oracles \u003c\/em\u003ewill want to have at their disposal... Spanu has taken on a task of considerable difficulty and one which does represent, as he suggests, the next necessary step in the interpretation of the \u003cem\u003eChaldean Oracles\u003c\/em\u003e: the systematic study of the adaptation of Chaldean material in the works of late-antique Platonists, especially Proclus and Damascius.\" - Bryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. THE CHALDEAN TRIAD; CHAPTER 2. THE STRUCTURE OF THE DIVINE DIMENSION; CHAPTER 3. THE WORLD’S INTELLECTUAL ARCHETYPE AND THE CREATION OF THE MATERIAL DIMENSION; CHAPTER 4. MAN AND HIS DESTINY; CHAPTER 5. PROCLUS’ \u003cem\u003eON CHALDEAN PHILOSOPHY\u003c\/em\u003e: TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY; CONCLUSIONS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017944006999,"sku":"9780367533366","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367533366.jpg?v=1750775154","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/proclus-and-the-chaldean-oracles-9780367533366","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}