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Papers by Crystal Addey

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental Perspectives in Ancient Greek Philosophy and Religion

The Cambridge Companion to Christianity and the Environment

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction: divination and knowledge in ancient Greek and Roman cultures

As well as providing a brief review of shifting perspectives in scholarship on divination in Grec... more As well as providing a brief review of shifting perspectives in scholarship on divination in Greco-Roman antiquity and a provisional, working definition of “divination,” the introduction will outline the complex relationship between divination and epistemic systems and their representations in Greco-Roman antiquity. It will introduce the major themes of the book: philosophical approaches towards and uses of divination, including the links between divination and variant cosmologies; divination and cultural discourses focusing on gender; divination and time in ancient thought and ritual practices; and the interconnections and complex relationship between divine and human forms and modes of knowledge, in relation to nuanced and subtle formulations of the blending of divine, cosmic and human agency. It will also present the methodologies and approaches utilised within the book, including historical, philosophical, and anthropological approaches, and will provide an overview and contextu...

Research paper thumbnail of Oracles of Fire: The Formation and Reception of the Chaldaean Oracles

Research paper thumbnail of Plato’s Women Readers

Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Plato in Antiquity, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Neoplatonic Demons and Angels, edited by Luc Brisson, Seamus O’Neill and Andrei Timotin

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Sosipatra

Oxford Bibliographies Online Datasets, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Busine (Aude). Paroles d'Apollon: Pratiques et traditions oraculaires dans l'Antiquité tardive (IIe - VIe siècles)

Revue Belge De Philologie Et D Histoire, 2007

Addey Crystal. Busine (Aude). Paroles d'Apollon: Pratiques et traditions oraculaires dans l&#... more Addey Crystal. Busine (Aude). Paroles d'Apollon: Pratiques et traditions oraculaires dans l'Antiquité tardive (IIe - VIe siècles). In: Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire, tome 85, fasc. 1, 2007. Antiquité - Oudheid. pp. 166-171

Research paper thumbnail of Divine Possession and Divination in the Graeco-Roman World : The Evidence from Iamblichus’s On the Mysteries

Spirit Possession and Trance : New Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Research paper thumbnail of Book review: Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia, written by Giovanni Casadio and Patricia A. Johnston

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of The Role of Divine Providence, Will and Love in Iamblichus’ Theory of Theurgic Prayer and Religious Invocation

Iamblichus and the Foundations of Late Platonism, 2012

Iamblichus provides a defence and explanation of the operation of theurgic prayer and invocation ... more Iamblichus provides a defence and explanation of the operation of theurgic prayer and invocation within his treatise, which is now called De Mysteriis, one of the most extensive surviving Late Antique works on Graeco-Roman polytheistic religious practices. Theurgic prayer and invocation included the use of unknowable or so called meaninglessnames and probably included the use of strings of vowels (voces magicae), although Iamblichus does not refer to these explicitly. This paradoxical conceptualisation of divine will, love and providence is based on the notion that divine will is a complete understanding of the good. The centrality of divine providence and will in theurgic ritual, and the metaphysical and cosmological framework upon which this view of ritual is based, represent one of the key criteria which Iamblichus uses to distinguish theurgy from the often antagonistic magical practices of his contemporaries. Keywords:de mysteriis; divine providence; Iamblichus; invocation; love; providence; religious; theurgic prayer; theurgy

Research paper thumbnail of Assuming The Mantle Of The Gods: ‘Unknowable Names’ And Invocations In Late Antique Theurgic Ritual

Sacred Words: Orality, Literacy and Religion

In this chapter, the author discusses and explores the subtle interplay between language and oral... more In this chapter, the author discusses and explores the subtle interplay between language and oral performance which is reflected in the use of 'unknowable' names within theurgy. Also, the author details some parallels with the use of 'unknowable' names within some wider ritual contexts within the religious and cultural milieu of late antiquity. Iamblichus' discussion of the unknowable names describes them as the secret, hidden names of the gods. These names were thought to transcend speech, discourse and logic: their non-discursive nature was said to evoke the paradoxical nature of the gods. The oral component of the names is important, since methods of intonation and utterance were transmitted secretly through an oral tradition. Thus, the 'unknowable names' reflect a subtle interplay between language and oral performance in the theurgic ritual praxis of late antiquity. Keywords: antiquity; Gods; Iamblichus; invocations; language; names; oral performance; religious; theurgy

Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 3. The Daimonion of Socrates: Daimones and Divination in Neoplatonism

The Neoplatonic Socrates, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of S. MITCHELL and P. VAN NUFFELEN (EDS), ONE GOD: PAGAN MONOTHEISM IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. ix + 239. isbn 9780521194167. £55.00/US$95.00

Journal of Roman Studies, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Iamblichus of Chalcis: The Letters

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Oracles of Orpheus? The Orphic Gold Tablets

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of R. Stoneman The Ancient Oracles. Making the Gods Speak. Pp. xviii + 270, ills, maps. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2011. Cased, £25, US$35. ISBN: 978-0-300-14042-2

The Classical Review, 2013

This volume is about the ancient Greek experience of polytheism, about the relationships between ... more This volume is about the ancient Greek experience of polytheism, about the relationships between men and gods, between different gods, and also between different forms, versions Copyright of Classical Review is the property of Cambridge University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.

Research paper thumbnail of Practical Philosophy

PHILOSOPHY

What I Learned The Day I Was Not A Philosopher Charles Lowney In Plato's Symposium, a priest... more What I Learned The Day I Was Not A Philosopher Charles Lowney In Plato's Symposium, a priestess tells the story of a creature with four arms, four legs and two heads that was cut in half. One part now seeks the other to be whole again. This image displays the power of human desire. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Platonisms: Ancient, Modern, and Postmodern

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental Perspectives in Ancient Greek Philosophy and Religion

The Cambridge Companion to Christianity and the Environment

Research paper thumbnail of Introduction: divination and knowledge in ancient Greek and Roman cultures

As well as providing a brief review of shifting perspectives in scholarship on divination in Grec... more As well as providing a brief review of shifting perspectives in scholarship on divination in Greco-Roman antiquity and a provisional, working definition of “divination,” the introduction will outline the complex relationship between divination and epistemic systems and their representations in Greco-Roman antiquity. It will introduce the major themes of the book: philosophical approaches towards and uses of divination, including the links between divination and variant cosmologies; divination and cultural discourses focusing on gender; divination and time in ancient thought and ritual practices; and the interconnections and complex relationship between divine and human forms and modes of knowledge, in relation to nuanced and subtle formulations of the blending of divine, cosmic and human agency. It will also present the methodologies and approaches utilised within the book, including historical, philosophical, and anthropological approaches, and will provide an overview and contextu...

Research paper thumbnail of Oracles of Fire: The Formation and Reception of the Chaldaean Oracles

Research paper thumbnail of Plato’s Women Readers

Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Plato in Antiquity, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Neoplatonic Demons and Angels, edited by Luc Brisson, Seamus O’Neill and Andrei Timotin

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Sosipatra

Oxford Bibliographies Online Datasets, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Busine (Aude). Paroles d'Apollon: Pratiques et traditions oraculaires dans l'Antiquité tardive (IIe - VIe siècles)

Revue Belge De Philologie Et D Histoire, 2007

Addey Crystal. Busine (Aude). Paroles d'Apollon: Pratiques et traditions oraculaires dans l&#... more Addey Crystal. Busine (Aude). Paroles d'Apollon: Pratiques et traditions oraculaires dans l'Antiquité tardive (IIe - VIe siècles). In: Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire, tome 85, fasc. 1, 2007. Antiquité - Oudheid. pp. 166-171

Research paper thumbnail of Divine Possession and Divination in the Graeco-Roman World : The Evidence from Iamblichus’s On the Mysteries

Spirit Possession and Trance : New Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Research paper thumbnail of Book review: Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia, written by Giovanni Casadio and Patricia A. Johnston

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of The Role of Divine Providence, Will and Love in Iamblichus’ Theory of Theurgic Prayer and Religious Invocation

Iamblichus and the Foundations of Late Platonism, 2012

Iamblichus provides a defence and explanation of the operation of theurgic prayer and invocation ... more Iamblichus provides a defence and explanation of the operation of theurgic prayer and invocation within his treatise, which is now called De Mysteriis, one of the most extensive surviving Late Antique works on Graeco-Roman polytheistic religious practices. Theurgic prayer and invocation included the use of unknowable or so called meaninglessnames and probably included the use of strings of vowels (voces magicae), although Iamblichus does not refer to these explicitly. This paradoxical conceptualisation of divine will, love and providence is based on the notion that divine will is a complete understanding of the good. The centrality of divine providence and will in theurgic ritual, and the metaphysical and cosmological framework upon which this view of ritual is based, represent one of the key criteria which Iamblichus uses to distinguish theurgy from the often antagonistic magical practices of his contemporaries. Keywords:de mysteriis; divine providence; Iamblichus; invocation; love; providence; religious; theurgic prayer; theurgy

Research paper thumbnail of Assuming The Mantle Of The Gods: ‘Unknowable Names’ And Invocations In Late Antique Theurgic Ritual

Sacred Words: Orality, Literacy and Religion

In this chapter, the author discusses and explores the subtle interplay between language and oral... more In this chapter, the author discusses and explores the subtle interplay between language and oral performance which is reflected in the use of 'unknowable' names within theurgy. Also, the author details some parallels with the use of 'unknowable' names within some wider ritual contexts within the religious and cultural milieu of late antiquity. Iamblichus' discussion of the unknowable names describes them as the secret, hidden names of the gods. These names were thought to transcend speech, discourse and logic: their non-discursive nature was said to evoke the paradoxical nature of the gods. The oral component of the names is important, since methods of intonation and utterance were transmitted secretly through an oral tradition. Thus, the 'unknowable names' reflect a subtle interplay between language and oral performance in the theurgic ritual praxis of late antiquity. Keywords: antiquity; Gods; Iamblichus; invocations; language; names; oral performance; religious; theurgy

Research paper thumbnail of Chapter 3. The Daimonion of Socrates: Daimones and Divination in Neoplatonism

The Neoplatonic Socrates, 2014

Research paper thumbnail of S. MITCHELL and P. VAN NUFFELEN (EDS), ONE GOD: PAGAN MONOTHEISM IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Pp. ix + 239. isbn 9780521194167. £55.00/US$95.00

Journal of Roman Studies, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Iamblichus of Chalcis: The Letters

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Oracles of Orpheus? The Orphic Gold Tablets

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of R. Stoneman The Ancient Oracles. Making the Gods Speak. Pp. xviii + 270, ills, maps. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2011. Cased, £25, US$35. ISBN: 978-0-300-14042-2

The Classical Review, 2013

This volume is about the ancient Greek experience of polytheism, about the relationships between ... more This volume is about the ancient Greek experience of polytheism, about the relationships between men and gods, between different gods, and also between different forms, versions Copyright of Classical Review is the property of Cambridge University Press and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use.

Research paper thumbnail of Practical Philosophy

PHILOSOPHY

What I Learned The Day I Was Not A Philosopher Charles Lowney In Plato's Symposium, a priest... more What I Learned The Day I Was Not A Philosopher Charles Lowney In Plato's Symposium, a priestess tells the story of a creature with four arms, four legs and two heads that was cut in half. One part now seeks the other to be whole again. This image displays the power of human desire. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Platonisms: Ancient, Modern, and Postmodern

The International Journal of the Platonic Tradition, 2008