daemonology
Americannoun
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The daemonology of Pythagoras, along with the doctrine of metempsychosis in its moral aspect, was adopted by Plato, whether as a serious theory or as a philosophic myth.
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The earlier Platonist or Pythagorean daemonology was not employed to explain or rehabilitate polytheism.
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Plutarch’s daemonology, as he admits himself, is an inheritance from the past.
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The daemonology of Plutarch also furnished a theory of prophetic powers, and especially of the inspiration of Delphi.
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This Platonic daemonology, indeed, from the Christian point of view, was a very crude and imperfect attempt to bridge the gulf.
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