The Use of Natural Elements in Rituals Related to Theurgy

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_6249
dc.title	The Use of Natural Elements in Rituals Related to Theurgy
dc.contributor.author	Freni Giulia
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	it
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/lexis-journal/2022/1/limpiego-di-elementi-naturali-nei-rituali-affini-a/
dc.description.abstract	In the theurgic rituals attested by the Chaldean Oracles and other writings related to Neoplatonism plants, animals and stones were often used to evoke a certain divinity. The theurgic vis of these practices results also from other works, which allow us to know a wide range of traditions that influence each other.
dc.relation.ispartof	Lexis
dc.relation.ispartof	Num. 40 (n.s.) – Giugno 2022 – Fasc. 1
dc.issued	2022-06-30
dc.dateAccepted	2021-12-16
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-07-16
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2724-1564
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/Lexis/2724-1564/2022/01/010
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Chaldean Oracles
dc.subject	Magic
dc.subject	Natural elements
dc.subject	Talismani
dc.subject	Theurgy

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Giulia Freni Università di Siena, Italia

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abstract

In the theurgic rituals attested by the Chaldean Oracles and other writings related to Neoplatonism plants, animals and stones were often used to evoke a certain divinity. The theurgic vis of these practices results also from other works, which allow us to know a wide range of traditions that influence each other.

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June 30, 2022

Accepted

Dec. 16, 2021

Submitted

July 16, 2021

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Keywords: Chaldean Oracles • Talismani • Theurgy • Magic • Natural elements

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