Deisidaimonia, Superstitio and Religio: Graeco-Roman, Jewish and Early Christian Concepts

The present work is based on Greek (Theophrastus, Plutarch), Roman (Persius, Pliny the Elder, Cicero, Seneca, Tacitus, Suetonius), Jewish (Mishnah, Jerusalem and Babylonian Talmud) and Early Christian (Julius Africanus, Tertullian, Origen, Eusebius, Augustine) literary sources that deal with superst...

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Authors: Ovadiah, Asher (Author) ; Mucznik, Sonia (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Studium Biblicum Franciscanum 2014
In: Liber annuus
Year: 2014, Volume: 64, Pages: 417-440
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520 |a Superstitions prevailed not only in paganism (Ancient Greece and Rome), Judaism and Early Christianity, but are widespread among other peoples and cultures too. These superstitions, possibly inherited from early traditions, reflect socio-cultural aspects with religious connotations, and continue to elicit interest and curiosity worldwide. 
520 |a This article engages with superstition (deisidaimonia and superstitio), of which two types seem to exist. The first type is that arising from an unexpected occurrence (such as suddenly encountering a madman), which produces fear in the superstitious person who responds, for instance, by spitting into the bosom. Such superstitions reflect a counter-action, intended to avert disaster or harm. In other words, superstition in this case is the “other” to science; and often also ascribed to the religion of others. The second type relates to the effect of certain artefacts, such as written texts (incantations), amulets, beads, bells, coins, horoscopes, and so on, which are given a subjective superstitious character by their owners. These artefacts, some of which may be ready-made, are external elements that at some point acquire a superstitious nature. 
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