Theurgy and Transhumanism

Theurgy was a system of magical practices in the late Roman Empire. It was applied Neoplatonism. The theurgists aimed to enable human bodies to assume divine attributes, that is, to become deities. I aim to show that much of the structure of theurgical Neoplatonism appears in transhumanism. Theurgi...

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Main Author: Eric Steinhart
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra; Universidade de Brasília 2020-03-01
Series:Archai: Revista de Estudos sobre as Origens do Pensamento Ocidental
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Online Access:https://impactum-journals.uc.pt/index.php/archai/article/view/7983