The Presocratics and the Supernatural: Magic, Philosophy and Science in Early Greece (Criminal Practice)

by Andrew Gregory

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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.
  • ISBN10 1472504151
  • ISBN13 9781472504159
  • Publish Date 24 October 2013
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Imprint Bloomsbury Academic