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Byzantine Astrology: Science Between Orthodoxy and Magic

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Byzantine Astrology: Science Between Orthodoxy and Magic
19.99 €
Astrology is the oldest science about the celestial luminaries and their influence on all living things on Earth. It originated on the banks of the Euphrates, from where it later spread to Egypt, Asia Minor and Greece. For people of the Antiquity, astrology, along with magic, was a way of knowing the world around them, predicting the future and subduing the forces of nature. However, during the late Roman Empire with the spread of Christianity, the attitude to the ancient teachings changed to a dismissive one, and the predictive practice was banned at the legislative level. Nevertheless, in Byzantium VII-XIV centuries interest in astral divination did not fade: apologists of the ancient doctrine tried to present it as legitimate and consistent with the Christian doctrine. The idea was that if the study of celestial bodies could help decipher their meaning for humans, such work should be considered pious and glorify the Creator through the study of His creation. Through the testimonies of anonymous scientists, secular intellectuals, monks and emperors, the author attempts to trace how the science of the stars, together with astronomy and mathematics, sought to justify its existence in the new Christian society.
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