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Alchemical belief : occultism in the religious culture of early modern England / / Bruce Janacek



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Autore: Janacek Bruce <1961-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Alchemical belief : occultism in the religious culture of early modern England / / Bruce Janacek Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2011]
©2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 222 p. :) : ill. ;
Disciplina: 261.513094209031
Soggetto topico: Alchemy - England - History
Alchemy - Religious aspects - Christianity - History
Soggetto geografico: England Church history 1485-
Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages [193]-210) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Thomas Tymme and natural philosophy: schism and alchemical unity in the book of nature -- Robert Fludd, natural theology, and the alchemical debate of 1623 -- Francis Bacon, alchemy, and the great redemption -- Catholic natural philosophy: alchemy and the revivification of Sir Kenelm Digby -- Elias Ashmole: the collection and culmination of alchemical thought.
Sommario/riassunto: "Explores the practice of alchemy in the context of the religious and political tensions in late Elizabethan and early Stuart England, and the use of occult knowledge to demonstrate proof of theological doctrines"--Provided by publisher.
Titolo autorizzato: Alchemical belief  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-271-07803-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910818289003321
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Serie: Magic in history.