Author: Peter J. Forshaw
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004691391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
This is the 1st volume in a 4-volume work entitled The Mage’s Images. The work provides the first in-depth examination of the life and works of Heinrich Khunrath (1560-1605), ‘one of the great Hermetic philosophers’, whose Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom (1595/1609) has been described as ‘one of the most important books in the whole literature of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences’. Khunrath is best known for his novel combination of ‘scripture and picture’ in the complex engravings in his Amphitheatre. In this richly illustrated monograph, Forshaw analyses occult symbolism, with previously unpublished material, offering insight into Khunrath’s insistence on the necessary combination of alchemy, magic, and cabala in ‘Oratory and Laboratory’.
The Mage's Images: Heinrich Khunrath in His Oratory and Laboratory, Volume 1
Author: Peter J. Forshaw
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004691391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
This is the 1st volume in a 4-volume work entitled The Mage’s Images. The work provides the first in-depth examination of the life and works of Heinrich Khunrath (1560-1605), ‘one of the great Hermetic philosophers’, whose Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom (1595/1609) has been described as ‘one of the most important books in the whole literature of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences’. Khunrath is best known for his novel combination of ‘scripture and picture’ in the complex engravings in his Amphitheatre. In this richly illustrated monograph, Forshaw analyses occult symbolism, with previously unpublished material, offering insight into Khunrath’s insistence on the necessary combination of alchemy, magic, and cabala in ‘Oratory and Laboratory’.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004691391
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
This is the 1st volume in a 4-volume work entitled The Mage’s Images. The work provides the first in-depth examination of the life and works of Heinrich Khunrath (1560-1605), ‘one of the great Hermetic philosophers’, whose Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom (1595/1609) has been described as ‘one of the most important books in the whole literature of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences’. Khunrath is best known for his novel combination of ‘scripture and picture’ in the complex engravings in his Amphitheatre. In this richly illustrated monograph, Forshaw analyses occult symbolism, with previously unpublished material, offering insight into Khunrath’s insistence on the necessary combination of alchemy, magic, and cabala in ‘Oratory and Laboratory’.
The Mage's Images: Heinrich Khunrath in His Oratory and Laboratory, Volume 1
Author: Peter J Forshaw
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789004681682
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the 1st volume of an in-depth examination of the alchemy, magic, and Christian cabala of Paracelsian doctor Heinrich Khunrath of Leipzig (1560-1605) and the novel combination of 'scripture and picture' in the complex 'hieroglyphic' and 'theosophical' figures in his Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom (1595/1609).
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789004681682
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the 1st volume of an in-depth examination of the alchemy, magic, and Christian cabala of Paracelsian doctor Heinrich Khunrath of Leipzig (1560-1605) and the novel combination of 'scripture and picture' in the complex 'hieroglyphic' and 'theosophical' figures in his Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom (1595/1609).
Sacrifice and Self-interest in Seventeenth-Century France
Author: Thomas M. Lennon
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900440449X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
How much of our own self- interest should we be willing to sacrifice for love of another? The Quietists answered, all of it, even the salvation of our own soul. Opposing them were the Jansenists, including Arnauld, who saw self-interest as inescapable. The debate swept across French society in the 17th century, with Bossuet and Fénelon on opposite sides, and was multi- dimensional, with political and ecclesiastical intrigue, charges of heresy, and many shenanigans. Initially theological, the debate’s basis lay in differing philosophical concepts of freewill, with both sides claiming support from Descartes’s views. The debate thus highlights interpretation of the Cartesians, especially Malebranche, a prominent participant in it. Nevertheless, this is the first book on the debate in English.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900440449X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
How much of our own self- interest should we be willing to sacrifice for love of another? The Quietists answered, all of it, even the salvation of our own soul. Opposing them were the Jansenists, including Arnauld, who saw self-interest as inescapable. The debate swept across French society in the 17th century, with Bossuet and Fénelon on opposite sides, and was multi- dimensional, with political and ecclesiastical intrigue, charges of heresy, and many shenanigans. Initially theological, the debate’s basis lay in differing philosophical concepts of freewill, with both sides claiming support from Descartes’s views. The debate thus highlights interpretation of the Cartesians, especially Malebranche, a prominent participant in it. Nevertheless, this is the first book on the debate in English.
Early Tantric Medicine
Author: Michael Slouber
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190461810
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Early Tantric Medicine explores the mantra-based systems for healing snakebite found in the ancient Hindu texts called the Garuda Tantras. It engages with broader questions of medical efficacy, and describes a worldview in which powerful gods and goddesses are available to anyone who learns the secret methods of propitiating them.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190461810
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
Early Tantric Medicine explores the mantra-based systems for healing snakebite found in the ancient Hindu texts called the Garuda Tantras. It engages with broader questions of medical efficacy, and describes a worldview in which powerful gods and goddesses are available to anyone who learns the secret methods of propitiating them.
The Winter Solstice
Author: John Matthews
Publisher: Godsfield Press
ISBN: 9781841811239
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This text gives meaning not just to Christmas, but to the whole winter season. Folklore expert John Matthews traces the history behind many of the sacred traditions of the holiday season and provides refreshing and practical suggestions for celebrating the winter solstice as a joyous, life-affirming, spritual festival.
Publisher: Godsfield Press
ISBN: 9781841811239
Category : Christmas
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This text gives meaning not just to Christmas, but to the whole winter season. Folklore expert John Matthews traces the history behind many of the sacred traditions of the holiday season and provides refreshing and practical suggestions for celebrating the winter solstice as a joyous, life-affirming, spritual festival.
The Philosophers and the Bible
Author: Antonella Del Prete
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004471952
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
An innovative perspective on the relationship between philosophy and the Bible. The early modern philosophers’ interpretations of the Scriptures allow deciphering the breeding ground of the freedom of philosophizing, the theological-political debate, and the new conception of nature.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004471952
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
An innovative perspective on the relationship between philosophy and the Bible. The early modern philosophers’ interpretations of the Scriptures allow deciphering the breeding ground of the freedom of philosophizing, the theological-political debate, and the new conception of nature.
The History of Magic
Author: Éliphas Lévi
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
"The History of Magic" by Éliphas Lévi (translated by Arthur Edward Waite). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
"The History of Magic" by Éliphas Lévi (translated by Arthur Edward Waite). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy: New Readings
Author: Diogo Pires Aurélio
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004442073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Original scholarly essays by leading philosophers, which bring to life Machiavelli’s lengthiest and most challenging work.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004442073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Original scholarly essays by leading philosophers, which bring to life Machiavelli’s lengthiest and most challenging work.
Witchcraft, Magic & Alchemy
Author: Grillot de Givry
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486224930
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Prints, drawings, documents, and text illuminate the development of the occult sciences to the nineteenth century
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486224930
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Prints, drawings, documents, and text illuminate the development of the occult sciences to the nineteenth century
The Dialogues of the Dead of the Early German Enlightenment
Author: Riccarda Suitner
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004465030
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Starting from the little reliable information available, Riccarda Suitner conducts an exciting investigation of the authors, production, illustrations, circulation and plagiarism of a series of anonymous "dialogues of the dead" in the intellectual world of the early eighteenth century, proposing a new image of the German Enlightenment.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004465030
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Starting from the little reliable information available, Riccarda Suitner conducts an exciting investigation of the authors, production, illustrations, circulation and plagiarism of a series of anonymous "dialogues of the dead" in the intellectual world of the early eighteenth century, proposing a new image of the German Enlightenment.