The place of magic in the intellectual history of Europe / by Lynn Thorndike.

  • Lynn Thorndike
Date:
1905
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Credit: The place of magic in the intellectual history of Europe / by Lynn Thorndike. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    9] PACE Cicero’s attitude very unusual for his time 98 Question as to his consistency g8 CHAPTER VII THE LAST CENTURY OF THE EMPIRE Intellectual characteristics of the period 99 Marcellus of Bordeaux 99 Ammianus Marcellinus 99 His description of the state of learning at Alexandria 100 His justification of divination as a science loi His extraordinary misquoting of Cicero 102 Synesius 103 His belief that all parts of the universe are in magic sympathy . . 103 Further instances of his trust in magic 104 Macrobius 106 CHAPTER VIII Conclusion 108 ERRATA. Page 21, line 19, instead of verbe read verbo. Page 49, lines 9 and 10, instead of marvelour read ?)iarvelous. Page 58, at close of first foot-note, instead of 66 read 67. Page 71, line 10 of foot-note, instead of aTJ^a read d?Ad. Page 101, line 8 of foot note, instead of factorum read fatoru7>i. Page 105, line 2 of second foot-note, instead of tlvai read tlvau