Alchemical Belief : Occultism in the Religious Culture of Early Modern England /

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"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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Janacek, Bruce, 1961- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Alchemy.
Alchemy > Religious aspects > Christianity.
RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
Alchimie > Angleterre > Histoire.
Alchemy > England > History.
Alchemy > Religious aspects > Christianity > History.
England.
Angleterre > Histoire religieuse > 1485-
England > Church history > 1485-
History.
Church history.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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