Gender in mystical and occult thought : Behmenism and its development in England /
This is the first comprehensive account of the development of the ideas on gender of Jacob Boehme (1575-1624) among his English followers, tracing the changes in gender and sexuality in such esoteric traditions as alchemy, hermeticism and the Cabala. The book argues that Behmenist thought in these a...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1996.
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Colección: | Cambridge studies in early modern British history.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Gender, sexuality and power in early modern England
- 3. Gender in mystical and occult thought
- 4. Gender in the works of Jacob Boehme
- 5. The reception of Behmenism in England
- 6. Behmenism and the Interregnum spiritualists
- 7. The female embassy
- 8. Conservative Behmenism
- 9. Wider Behmenist influences in the eighteenth century
- 10. Conclusion.