Iamblichus of Chalcis

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Neoplatonist philosopher ancient Greek philosopher mystic theurgist

Iamblichus of Chalcis was a Neoplatonist philosopher and mystic whose synthesis of Platonic thought with religious ritual and theurgy profoundly shaped later pagan and Christian philosophy.

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Label	Occurrences
Iamblichus	10
Iamblichus of Chalcis canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Neoplatonist philosopher ⓘ ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ mystic ⓘ theurgist ⓘ
activityPlace	Apamea on the Orontes ⓘ surface form: Apamea in Syria
approximateBirthDate	c. 245 CE ⓘ
approximateDeathDate	c. 325 CE ⓘ
birthPlace	Chalcis in Coele-Syria ⓘ
citizenship	Roman Empire ⓘ
commentaryOn	Aristotle’s works ⓘ Dialogues of Plato ⓘ surface form: Plato’s dialogues
coreConcept	hierarchical metaphysical cosmos ⓘ ineffability of the first principle ⓘ multiplicity of divine beings ⓘ salvific role of theurgy ⓘ union with the divine through ritual ⓘ
educatedAt	school of Porphyry ⓘ
era	3rd century ⓘ 4th century ⓘ Late Antiquity ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Syrian region ⓘ surface form: Syrian
fieldOfWork	ethics ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ religious philosophy ⓘ theology ⓘ theurgy ⓘ
influenced	Christian mysticism ⓘ Damascius ⓘ Proclus ⓘ Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite ⓘ Renaissance Platonism ⓘ Syrianus ⓘ later Neoplatonism ⓘ
influencedBy	Aristotle ⓘ Chaldean Oracles ⓘ Middle Platonism ⓘ Plato ⓘ Porphyry ⓘ Pythagoras ⓘ
knownFor	Pythagoreanizing Platonism ⓘ defense of polytheistic cult ⓘ synthesis of Platonism and religious ritual ⓘ systematization of theurgy ⓘ
language	Ancient Greek ⓘ
movement	Neoplatonism ⓘ
name	Iamblichus of Chalcis self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Iamblichus Iamblichus of Chalcis self-link ⓘ
notableWork	On the Common Mathematical Science ⓘ De mysteriis ⓘ surface form: On the Mysteries On the Pythagorean Life ⓘ Protrepticus ⓘ Pythagorean writings ⓘ
opposedViewOf	Porphyry’s critique of theurgy ⓘ
philosophicalSchool	Syrian school of Neoplatonism ⓘ
region	Roman Syria ⓘ
religion	paganism ⓘ
schoolFounded	Syrian school of Neoplatonism ⓘ surface form: Neoplatonic school at Apamea
studentOf	Porphyry ⓘ