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Macrocosm and Microcosm
(453 words)
[German Version] The noun composites “macrocosm” and “microcosm” are not attested in antiquity, but Democritus (frgm. 34 with parr.) describes the human being as μικρός κόσμος/
mikrós kósmos. The notion of macrocosm and microcosm establishes a correlation between the spatial structures of the astral sky, the inhabited earth (
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Religion Past and Present
Constellations
(1,114 words)
[German Version] I. Ancient Near East and Old Testament – II. Greco-Roman World and the New Testament – III. Early Church
I. Ancient Near East and Old Testament The starry heavens were the object of enthusiastic study in the ancient Near East from earliest times. This is …
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Religion Past and Present
Horoscope
(1,002 words)
[German Version] I. Greek and Roman Antiquity – II. Practical Theology – III. Islam–
I. Greek and Roman Antiquity ʿΩροσκόπος/
hōroskópos “the watcher of the hours,” was originally a term for the ascendant, then the first 30° section of the Dodecatropos, and finally the position of all the stars at a particular time. The approx. nine Egyptian (between 38 bce and 93 ce) and 180 Greek (from 62 bce until 621 ce) horoscopes have been passed down on st…
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Religion Past and Present
Astrology
(3,924 words)
[German Version] I. History of Religions – II. Biblical – III. Greco-Roman Antiquity – IV. Judaism – V. Practical theology
I. History of Religions
1. Term …
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Religion Past and Present