The author presents with this intellectual biography of the Lutheran alchemist Count Michael Maier an academic study of western esotericism in general and to the study of alchemy and rosicrucianism in particular. The author charts the development of Maier's Hermetic worldview in the context of his service at the courts of Emperor Rudolf II and Moritz of Hessen-Kassel. The problem of the nature of early Rosicrucianism is addressed in detail with reference to Maier's role in the promotion of this "serious jest" in the years immediately prior to the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War. The work is set in the context of ongoing debates concerning the nature of early modern alchemy and its role in the history of Western esotericism.
| ISBN: | 9783110176377 |
| Publication date: | 19th June 2003 |
| Author: | Hereward Tilton |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 330 pages |
| Series: | Arbeiten Zur Kirchengeschichte |
| Genres: |
European history Christian and quasi-Christian cults and sects Spirituality and religious experience |
The author presents with this intellectual biography of the Lutheran alchemist Count Michael Maier an academic study of western esotericism in general and to the study of alchemy and rosicrucianism in particular. The author charts the development of Maier's Hermetic worldview in the context of his service at the courts of Emperor Rudolf II and Moritz of Hessen-Kassel. The problem of the nature of early Rosicrucianism is addressed in detail with reference to Maier's role in the promotion of this "serious jest" in the years immediately prior to the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War. The work is set in the context of ongoing debates concerning the nature of early modern alchemy and its role in the history of Western esotericism.
The Quest for the Phoenix features in the following genres: Christian and quasi-Christian cults and sects, Spirituality and religious experience, European history: medieval period, middle ages, History of religion
The Quest for the Phoenix is available in Hardback
The Quest for the Phoenix was written by Hereward Tilton and published by De Gruyter
The Quest for the Phoenix has 330 pages
Yes it is part of Arbeiten Zur Kirchengeschichte series
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