Relating to or characteristic of daimonism; involving belief in or the practice of dealing with daimons or supernatural spirits.
From 'daimon' plus the suffix '-istic,' indicating adherence to a system of belief. A scholarly term used in comparative religion and history of philosophy.
Academic historians use 'daimonistic' to describe ancient belief systems in a neutral, scholarly way—whereas 'demonic' immediately triggers Christian supernatural horror associations, showing how word choice shapes how we interpret history.
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