The study or doctrine concerning daimons, supernatural beings, and spirits, particularly in ancient Greek philosophy and theology.
From Greek 'daimon' plus '-logy' (discourse or study). A scholarly term developed in academic philosophy to distinguish the study of Greek daimons from the Christian study of demons.
Daimonology as a discipline exists precisely because scholars needed a word that lets them study ancient spirit beliefs without dragging in all the Christian baggage that 'demonology' carries.
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