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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791322403321

Titolo

A companion to astrology in the Renaissance / / edited by Brendan Dooley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

90-04-26230-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (469 p.)

Collana

Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition : a series of handbooks and reference works on the intellectual and religious life of Europe, 500-1800, , 1871-6377 ; ; Volume 49

Altri autori (Persone)

DooleyBrendan Maurice <1953->

Disciplina

133.509

Soggetti

Astrology - History

Renaissance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction / Brendan Dooley -- 1. The Culture of Astrology from Ancient to Renaissance / Wolfgang Hübner -- 2. Representation of the Skies and the Astrological Chart / Giuseppe Bezza -- 3. The Return to Ptolemy / Ornella Faracovi -- 4. The Theological Debate / Graziella Federici Vescovini -- 5. Astrology and Society / William Eamon -- 6. Astrology and Politics / Steven Vanden Broecke -- 7. Astrology and Science / Brendan Dooley -- 8. The New Astral Medicine / Hiro Hirai -- 9. Astrology and Literature / Eileen Reeves -- 10. Picturing the Stars: Astrological Imagery in the Latin West, 1100–1550 / Dieter Blume -- 11. Reading the Peruvian Skies / Claudia Brosseder -- Conclusion -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

It has been called “the most singular centaur that religion and science have ever produced” (Franz Boll). Astrology as a cultural form has puzzled and fascinated generations of humankind. It reached its apogee in the European Renaissance, when it flourished in literature, political expression, medicine, art, and all the other areas of endeavor catalogued in this unique collection. Brill’s Companion to Renaissance Astrology brings together a wide array of expertise from around the globe to explain the method and matter of this cultural form, including the Arab and Classical heritage, the medieval tradition, the clash with



organized religion, the influence on knowledge and the competition with newly emerging ways of knowing, summarizing the current state of research and suggesting new paths. Contributors include: Giuseppe Bezza, Dieter Blume, Claudia Brosseder, Brendan Dooley, William Eamon, Ornella Faracovi, Hiro Hirai, Wolfgang Hübner, Eileen Reeves, Steven Vanden Broecke, and Graziella Federici Vescovini.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784202703321

Autore

Witzig Fred T (Frederick Theodore), <1925-2009.>

Titolo

Voyageurs National Park [[electronic resource] ] : The Battle to Create Minnesota's National Park

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2004

ISBN

0-8166-9423-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AndersenElmer L

Disciplina

977.6

977.677

Soggetti

National parks

Parks

Voyageurs National Park (Minn.) -- History

Voyageurs National Park (Minn.)

United States Local History

Regions & Countries - Americas

History & Archaeology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: The National Park Service in Northeastern Minnesota: The Early Years; TWO: Developing a Proposal for Voyageurs National Park; THREE: Delay and Frustration; FOUR: Progress on Voyageurs Stalled; FIVE: State Administration Leads National Park Cause; SIX: The Introduction of Voyageurs National Park Legislation; SEVEN: The Reintroduction of Park Legislation; EIGHT: Deadlocks and Bottlenecks; NINE: Congressional Hearings; TEN: Final Passage; ELEVEN: The Final Step to Establishment:



Land Donation and the State Legislature

TWELVE: The Four Years to EstablishmentEpilogue; Appendix A. Voyageurs National Park Legislation; Appendix B. Legislative Chronology for Voyageurs National Park, 1891-2001; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Voyageurs National Park chronicles the complex legal and political campaign to found Minnesota's only national park. Fred Witzig's thoroughly documented and referenced research allows him to offer a detailed view of the unanticipated disappointments and defining moments of achievement that accompanied this complicated legislative battle, and focus on the individuals and groups who were instrumental in its establishment.