Theurgy: Theory and Practice

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, a form of theurgic statue animation and technique to divinize the soul, and how theurgy is akin to shamanic soul flight

First defined by the second ce...