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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.

Table of Contents:
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 Oikodespotēs 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

About the Author :
Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum, Ph.D. (2009), Warburg Institute, London, translates astrological texts and writes on the history, philosophy and practice of astrology from antiquity to the early modern period. She is a tutor at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

Review :
"...Greenbaum's The Daimon in Hellenistic Astrology will indubitably enthrall those interested in the difference between fatalism and determinism and the solutions provided by astrologers of the past." - Levente László, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, in: Aestimatio, vol. 13 (2016-2018) "...the book has achieved a new level of excellence in the subject area." - Nicolas Campion, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review (2017)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789004306202
  • Publisher: Brill
  • Publisher Imprint: Brill
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 574
  • Series Title: 11 Ancient Magic and Divination
  • Sub Title: Origins and Influence
  • Width: 155 mm
  • ISBN-10: 900430620X
  • Publisher Date: 13 Nov 2015
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 39 mm
  • Weight: 1087 gr


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