We suggest there are at least three different ways though which we can understand supernatural phenomena: the philosophical/scientific knowledge that provides a physical explanation of reality, the knowledge that allows the interpretation of gods’signs and actions in the world, and the knowledge that is associated to different magical practices.
Keywords:
representation, Ammianus Marcellinus, magic, divination, religion, conception of the universe
de Conti Rivara, G. (2016). An approach through Ammianus Marcellinus’eyes to representations of late imperial pagan elites in terms of magic, divination, and religion. Byzantion Nea Hellás, (35), pp. 35–58. Retrieved from https://actascoloquiogiannini.uchile.cl/index.php/RBNH/article/view/44573
