- a variation of demonology.
daemonology
Americannoun
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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.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
Plutarch’s daemonology, as he admits himself, is an inheritance from the past.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
The daemonology of the Platonists of the second century had its roots deep in the Hellenic past, as it was destined to have a long future.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
The daemonology of Plutarch also furnished a theory of prophetic powers, and especially of the inspiration of Delphi.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
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.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
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