The daimon in Hellenistic astrology : origins and influence

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The daimon in Hellenistic astrology : origins and influence

by Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum

(Ancient magic and divination, v. 11)

Brill, c2016

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [483]-529) and indexes

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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 century CE). This multi-disciplinary study covers the daimon within astrology proper as well as the daimon and astrology in wider cultural practices including divination, Gnosticism, Mithraism and Neo-Platonism. It explores relationships between the daimon and fate and Daimon and Tyche (fortune or chance), and the doctrine of lots as exemplified in Plato's Myth of Er. In finding the impact of Egyptian and Mesopotamian ideas of fate on Hellenistic astrology, it critically examines astrology's perception as propounding an unalterable destiny.

目次

List of Figures, Tables and Illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Text Conventions Astrological Symbols Introduction Part I. Daimon and Fortune Chapter 1. Kindled Spirits: The Daimon, Plutarch and Vettius Valens Chapter 2. Keeping in Good Spirits: The Places of Good Daimon and Fortune in Astrology Chapter 3. Twists of Fate: Daimon, Fortune and Astrology in Egypt and the Near East Chapter 4. Hie Thee to Hell: The Place of the Bad Daimon Part II. Gods and Daimons Chapter 5. Divergent Paths: Daimons and Astrology in Gnosticism and Mithraism Chapter 6. Ambivalent Daimons and Astrology Chapter 7. Porphyry, the Oikodespotes and the Personal Daimon Part III. Lots and the Daimon Chapter 8. Allotment, the Daimon and Astrology Chapter 9. Endowment and Chance: The Lots of Fortune and Daimon Chapter 10. 'Parents of Human Civilisation': The Lots of Love and Necessity Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index

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