TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marx-Wolf,Heidi
TI  - Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority: Platonists, Priests, and Gnostics in the Third Century C. E
T2  - Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion Series
SN  - 9780812292442
AV  - B517.M37 2016 
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - University of Pennsylvania Press
KW  - Neoplatonism-History
KW  - Gnosticism-History
KW  - Spirits-History of doctrines
KW  - Demonology-History
KW  - Animal sacrifice-History
KW  - Philosophy and religion-History
KW  - Spiritual direction-History
KW  - Divinations
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. How to Feed a Daemon: Third-Century Philosophers on Blood Sacrifice -- Chapter 2. Everything in Its Right Place: Spiritual Taxonomy in Third-Century Platonism -- Chapter 3. The Missing Link: Third-Century Platonists and "Gnostics" on Daemons and Other Spirits -- Chapter 4. High Priests of the Highest God: Third-Century Platonists as Ritual Experts -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments
N2  - Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority recounts how philosophers of the late third century C.E. organized the spirit world into hierarchies, positioning themselves as high priests in the process. By establishing themselves as experts on sacred matters, they fortified their authority, prestige, and reputation
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