The discussion centres on the input, or not, of Egyptian religion on the
phrase "as above, so below". Both Porphyry and Iamblichus thought that
Pythagoreanism, and hence Hermetism were offshoots of Egyptian religion.
I recommend you read the thread in the Neoplatonism group for more info.
Regards,
Morgan Leigh
PhD Candidate
School of Sociology and Social Work
University of Tasmania
On 20/06/2012 4:55 PM, Eugene Kuzmin wrote:
> Why do you think it was impact of Egyptian religion on Porphyry?
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> Porphyry's motherland is Syria Palestina. It is a region of quite
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> Plotinus was born in Egypt.
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> It should be noted, "Neplatonism" is a modern term, which does not exist
> in Antiquity. It was a school with very eclectic tradition, with
> different ideas and theories within it. Thus, first of all, you have to
> determine the scope of your research.
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> Eugene Kuzmin (PhD)
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> you might be interested in the research of Edward Butler
> much of it is available on his blog http://henadology.wordpress.com/
> but see especially his recent tweets, archived here
> http://lemon-cupcake.livejournal.com/
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> On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 8:36 PM, Morgan Leigh <[log in to unmask]
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> Yes, thanks, Iamblichus and Porphyry had already come up.
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> 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] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>. If
> anyone is interested check it out.
> Sadly it is a Yahoo group...
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> Regards,
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> Morgan Leigh
> PhD Candidate
> School of Sociology and Social Work
> University of Tasmania
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> 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.
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>> Iamblichus’ /De Mysteriis/ contains a lot of material that is reflected
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>> 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!
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>> Regards,
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>> Ruth
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>> On 19/06/2012 02:51, "Morgan Leigh" <[log in to unmask]
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>>> 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?
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>>> Regards,
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>>> Morgan Leigh
>>> PhD Candidate
>>> School of Sociology and Social Work
>>> University of Tasmania
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