Yes, thanks, Iamblichus and Porphyry had already come up.
This is in relation to a very interesting discussion about the origin of
"as above, so below" on the Neoplatonism list -
[log in to unmask] If anyone is interested check it out.
Sadly it is a Yahoo group...
Regards,
Morgan Leigh
PhD Candidate
School of Sociology and Social Work
University of Tasmania
On 19/06/2012 8:00 PM, Ruth Clydesdale wrote:
> This may be too obvious to mention, but I’m going to do so anyway.
> Iamblichus’ /De Mysteriis/ contains a lot of material that is reflected
> in the Greek Magical Papyri, which mix up Egyptian, Jewish, Christian
> and other religious beliefs. Iamblichus even adopts the persona of an
> Egyptian priest, calling himself Abamon!
>
> Regards,
>
> Ruth
>
>
> On 19/06/2012 02:51, "Morgan Leigh" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Can anybody please point me in the direction for any sources that might
>> support the argument that Pythagoreanism and Neoplatonism were based
>> on, or influenced by, Ancient Egyptian religion?
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Morgan Leigh
>> PhD Candidate
>> School of Sociology and Social Work
>> University of Tasmania
>>
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