The Daimon in Hellenistic astrology : origins and influence /
In The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology: Origins and Influence , Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum investigates for the first time the concept of the daimon (daemon, demon), normally confined to religion and philosophy, within the theory and practice of ancient western astrology (2nd century BCE - 7th centur...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Boston :
Brill,
2015.
Series:
Ancient Magic and Divination
11.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287389.
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Call Number: BF1674 .G74 2015
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 Kindled Spirits: The Daimon, Plutarch and Vettius Valens
- 2 Keeping in Good Spirits: The Places of Good Daimon and Fortune in Astrology
- 3 Twists of Fate: Daimon, Fortune and Astrology in Egypt and the Near East
- 4 Hie Thee to Hell: The Place of the Bad Daimon
- 5 Divergent Paths: Daimons and Astrology in Gnosticism and Mithraism
- 6 Ambivalent Daimons and Astrology
- 7 Porphyry, the Oikodespotēs and the Personal Daimon
- 8 Allotment, the Daimon and Astrology
- 9 Endowment and Chance: The Lots of Fortune and Daimon
- 10 'Parents of Human Civilisation': The Lots of Love and Necessity
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Bibliography
- General Index
- Selected Citations Index
- Selected Word Index.