{"product_id":"9781589830585","title":"Iamblichus: On the Mysteries","description":"In facing pages of Greek and English, Clark, John M. Dillon, and Jackson P. Hershbell present third-century philosopher Iamblichus' defense of theurgy and answer to Porphyry's \u003ci\u003eLetter to Anebo\u003c\/i\u003e, composed between 280 and 305. He wrote under the guise of the Egyptian prophet Abamon, and \u003ci\u003eDe mysteriis\u003c\/i\u003e was used by Julian (361-363) as a guide to the ancestral gods that were being suppressed by emergent Christianity. They use the Budé text of Édouard Des Places, who relied on the V and M manuscripts and collated fragment L, which has a part from the 13th century. The Society of Biblical Literature publishes the book and distributes the paperbound edition; Brill distributes the clothbound edition. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR  ","brand":"Society of Biblical Literature","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064507678960,"sku":"9781589830585","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781589830585_p0.jpg?v=1763808257","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781589830585","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}