Thomas Vaughan and the Rosicrucian revival in Britain: 1648-1666
In the first book-length study of Thomas Vaughan (1621-1666), Thomas Willard builds on recent scholarship in Western esotericism to show that his curious books offer much more than the lively quotations extracted from them. Treating more than alchemy and the Hermetic tradition, they develop themes f...
| Subtitles: | 1648-1666 |
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Aries book series
volume 32 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Vaughan, Thomas 1622-1666
/ Great Britain
/ Rosicrucians
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Bible
New Testament
B Christianity Philosophy B Philosophy and religion |
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| Summary: | In the first book-length study of Thomas Vaughan (1621-1666), Thomas Willard builds on recent scholarship in Western esotericism to show that his curious books offer much more than the lively quotations extracted from them. Treating more than alchemy and the Hermetic tradition, they develop themes from the synthesis of alchemy, magic, and Christian cabala, associated associated with the Rosicrucian movement that Vaughan introduced to English readers. His books respond to a moment in history when the breakdown in book censorship during the English Civil War allowed books with radical ideas to circulate, while political upheaval in the universities created audiences for new ideas. This book will be of interest to students of early modern religion, philosophy, science, and culture as seen by an intelligent and eloquent outsider |
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| Item Description: | Thomas Vaughan’s challenging books on alchemy, magic, and other esoterica make better sense in the context of the Rosicrucian ideas he introduced to English readers in the seventeenth century. This is the first scholarly book on his life, sources, writings, and subsequent influence Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004519734 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004519732 |