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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Janacek, Bruce, 1961- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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