<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Neo-Platonism</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Platonism</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Neoplatonism</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>New Platonism</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Platonism, New</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to a philosophy developed by Plotinus in Alexandria in the 3rd century CE that consists of a modified version of Platonism combined with aspects of Judaic and Christian thought and possibly Oriental mysticism. Neo-Platonism holds that there is one source from which all existence comes from and with which an individual soul can be mystically united; it also emphasizes the plurality of levels of being, with the physical universe perceptible to the senses being the lowest. Neo-Platonism developed in a variety of forms over many centuries and it has enjoyed numerous revivals and modifications throughout history. ]]></note></mads>