Argues against dualist interpretations of Platonic theurgy for a more accurate understanding of Iamblichus's teachings
Compares Platonic theurgic practices to tantric traditions for a richer philosophical framework
Explores the concept of embodied deification as a central theme in late Platonic thought
Written by Gregory Shaw, a scholar known for his work on late antiquity and philosophy
About the Book Hellenic Tantra argues that scholarship on later Platonism has been misled by a dualist worldview. The theurgic Platonists in the school of Iamblichus (4 century CE) did not ascend out of their bodies to be united with the gods—as is the common belief—but allowed the gods to descend into their bodies. By comparing embodied
