The Presocratics and the Supernatural: Magic, Philosophy and Science in Early Greece

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This book examines the relationship between magic, philosophy and the investigation of nature in presocratic Greece. Did the presocratic thinkers, often praised for their rejection of the supernatural, still believe in gods and the divine and the efficacy of magical practices? Did they use animism, astrology, numerology and mysticism in their explanations of the world? This book analyses the evidence in detail and argues that we need to look at each of these beliefs in context. Read more

ASIN B00FPMB4WQ
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ISBN13 978-1472504159
Edition 1st
Language English
File size 4.8 MB
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Publisher Bloomsbury Academic
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Print length 547 pages
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Publication date October 24, 2013
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