Magic, Memory and Natural Philosophy in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Hardcover, New Ed)

This collection of Stephen Clucas's articles addresses the complex interactions between religion, natural philosophy and magic in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe. The essays on the Elizabethan mathematician and magus John Dee show that the angelic conversations of John Dee owed a significant debt to medieval magical traditions and how Dee's attempts to communicate with spirits were used to serve specific religious agendas in the mid-seventeenth century. The essays devoted to Giordano Bruno offer a reappraisal of the magical orientation of the Italian philosopher's mnemotechnical and Lullist writings of the 1580s and 90s and show his influence on early seventeenth-century English understandings of memory and intellection. Next come three studies on the atomistic or corpuscularian natural philosophy of the Northumberland and Cavendish circles, arguing that there was a distinct English corpuscularian tradition prior to the Gassendian influence in the 1640s and 50s. Finally, two essays on the seventeenth-century Intelligencer Samuel Hartlib and his correspondents shows how religion alchemy and natural philosophy interacted during the 'Puritan Revolution'.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Variorum Collected Studies
Release date:	April 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Stephen Clucas
Dimensions:	224 x 150mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4094-1975-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > Magic, alchemy & hermetic thought Promotions
LSN:	1-4094-1975-4
Barcode:	9781409419754

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