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Franciscans and the Elixir of Life.

One of the major ambitions of medieval alchemists was to discover the elixir of life, a sovereign remedy capable not only of healing the body but transforming it. Given the widespread belief that care for the body came at the cost of care for the soul, it might seem surprising that any Franciscan wo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Matus, Zachary A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia, UNITED STATES : University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc., 2017.
Colección:Middle Ages series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Introduction -- Franciscans and the sacral cosmos (the context of Franciscan alchemy) -- Three elixirs -- The apocalyptic imperative -- A subjunctive science -- Conclusion. 
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