CAS RN 242 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neoplatonism, Islamic Golden Age, Robert Grosseteste
20 Oct 2016
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From reinterpreting the old to gradually accepting new ideas or new-ish ideas: putting knowledge only previously exclusive to the elite available and comprehensible to the masses, epistemology. Amulet/relic: late antiquity and early medieval, amulets and relics were associated with pagan rituzseals. Deemed as magic (necromancy) by christians, demonized as a form of false worship. Apuleius 2nd century latin scholar, author of metamorphosis or golden. Ass: neo-platonist with interest in occult sciences, accused of witchcraft when he married a wealthy widow. Defenses to his accusations known as apologia : informative of magic as a societal tool to demonize others. Issue of the practice of magic by priests vs. same practices done by non-religious authorities. Persian sorcerer, magus" means the same as priest: significant because of illustration of the relationship between religion and magic. Aristotle student of plato, ancient greek philosopher (384-322 bce: plato was interested in unseen truths beyond reach of our senses.
