Calcidius on demons (Commentarius Ch. 127-136)
By: by J. den Boeft.
Contributors: Chalcidius.
Series: Philosophia antiqua ;
Publisher: E. J. Brill
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Calcidius.; Demonology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Introductory Notes; title: Announcement of the Treatise; title: A. Introduction of the Subject; title: 1. Exegesis of Timaeus 40d6-41a3; title: 2. Digression on the Origins of Pagan Religion; title: B. Short Treatise on Demonology; title: 1. The Five Regions of the Kosmos; title: 2. There are Rational Beings in the Middle Regions; title: 3. Between God and Man must be 'Middle' Beings; title: 4. These Middle Beings are the Angels or Demons; title: 5. The Existence of Bad Demons; title: 6. Invisibility and Numerousness of the Demons; title: 7. Definition; title: 8. Wicked Demons; title: C. A Wrong View on Demons; title: Conclusion; title: Index