The alchemical Virigin Mary in the religious and political context of the Renaissance /

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This study explores the survival of Roman Catholic doctrine and visual imagery in the alchemical treatises composed by members of the Lutheran and Anglican confessions during the Renaissance and Early Modern periods. It discusses the reasons for such unexpected confessional survivals in a time of ex...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Szulakowska, Urszula (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
Temas:
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint
Alchemy > Religious aspects > Christianity > History.
Alchemy.
Medicine, Medieval.
Religion and science.
Alchemy
History, Medieval
Religion and Science
Catholicism
Alchimie.
Médecine médiévale.
Religion et sciences.
alchemy.
Religion: general.
Literature & literary studies.
History.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > General.
Religion and science
Medicine, Medieval
Alchemy > Religious aspects > Christianity
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This study explores the survival of Roman Catholic doctrine and visual imagery in the alchemical treatises composed by members of the Lutheran and Anglican confessions during the Renaissance and Early Modern periods. It discusses the reasons for such unexpected confessional survivals in a time of extreme Protestant iconoclasm and religious reform. The book presents an analysis of the manner in which Catholic doctrines concerning the Virgin Mary, the Holy Trinity and the Eucharist were an essential factor in the development of alchemical theory and illustration from the medieval period to the s.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 225 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443893565
1443893560

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