The Presocratics and the Supernatural

von Andrew Gregory

290 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein Antike, Klassik, Mittelalter
• ISBN: 9781474234771
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 23.04.2015
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL