Spiritual alchemy: from Jacob Boehme to Mary Anne Atwood
'Spiritual Alchemy' traces the early-modern antecedents of modern alchemy through generations of followers of Jacob Boehme, the cobbler and theosopher of Görlitz. Spiritual alchemy combines traditional elements of alchemical literature with Christian mysticism. In 1850, it inspired Mary An...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
WorldCat: | WorldCat |
Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
Published: |
New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2021
|
In: | Year: 2021 |
Series/Journal: | Oxford studies in Western esotericism
Oxford scholarship online |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Alchemy
/ Spirituality
B Böhme, Jakob 1575-1624 B Atwood, Mary Anne 1817-1910 |
Further subjects: | B
Alchemy
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Böhme, Jakob (1575-1624) B Mysticism History B Alchemy Religious aspects History B Thesis B Religion and science History |
Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
|
Summary: | 'Spiritual Alchemy' traces the early-modern antecedents of modern alchemy through generations of followers of Jacob Boehme, the cobbler and theosopher of Görlitz. Spiritual alchemy combines traditional elements of alchemical literature with Christian mysticism. In 1850, it inspired Mary Anne Atwood to write her landmark 'Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery', usually seen as the first modern interpretation of alchemy. Drawing extensively on manuscript and otherwise obscure sources, Zuber challenges the received wisdom that posits a rupture between pre-modern and modern forms of alchemy. |
---|---|
Item Description: | Dissertation erschienen unter dem Titel: Spiritual alchemy from the age of Jacob Boehme to Mary Anne Atwood, 1600-1900 Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 23, 2021) |
ISBN: | 0190073071 |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190073046.001.0001 |