"Connects the magical practice of theurgy to the time of Homer. Explores the many theurgic themes and events in the Odyssey and the Iliad. Analyzes the writings of Neoplatonists Porphyry and Proclus, showing how both describe the technical ritual praxis of theurgy in Homeric terms. Examines the methods of telestik???e, a form of theurgic statue animation and technique to divinize the soul, and how theurgy is akin to shamanic soul flight"--
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"Connects the magical practice of theurgy to the time of Homer. Explores the many theurgic themes and events in the Odyssey and the Iliad. Analyzes the writings of Neoplatonists Porphyry and Proclus, showing how both describe the technical ritual praxis of theurgy in Homeric terms. Examines the methods of telestik???e, a form of theurgic statue animation and technique to divinize the soul, and how theurgy is akin to shamanic soul flight"--
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