Julian as a mystic and dietician: Rules for the life of a priest
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025), Giuliano imperatore, legislatore e filosofo. Atti del Convegno Internazionale, Parma (18-19 novembre 2024)
Vol. 6 No. 2 (2025)

Julian as a mystic and dietician: Rules for the life of a priest

Giuliano imperatore, legislatore e filosofo. Atti del Convegno Internazionale, Parma (18-19 novembre 2024)
https://doi.org/10.14276/2724-2013.5433
Published 2026-06-17
  • Michael Schramm
Michael Schramm
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philanthropia
Iamblichusʼ philosophy
purifications
cult rules
fasting

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Schramm, M. (2026). Julian as a mystic and dietician: Rules for the life of a priest. Tesserae Iuris, 6(2), 357–376. https://doi.org/10.14276/2724-2013.5433
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Abstract

One of Julianʼs main tasks as pontifex maximus was to select suitable priests for the pagan cults. The paper first traced what the general requirements for a priest were. Then, specific rules for the practice of the priesthood were presented using the cult of the Mother of the Gods as an example

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