Strategies of the Esoteric in the Hellenism of the Emperor Julian: Exclusion and Pluralism in a Late-Antique Polytheism

Podcast episodes – The Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast (SHWEP)

English - July 19, 2023 07:22 - 57 minutes - 36.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 128 ratings
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We discuss the dynamics of Julian's esoteric religious/political formulation of Hellenism, and reflect on some of the very strange things that happen when esoteric religions like Iamblichean theurgy (and Christianity) are taken out of the small conclave and projected onto the corridors of power.