John Dee's occultism : magical exaltation through powerful signs / György E. Szönyi.
Pubblicazione:
New York : State university of New York press, c2004.
Descrizione fisica:
XVIII, 362 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Contiene:
Indice: List of illustrations. Preface. Acknowledgments. Pt. 1. Definitions: 1. Principles and demarcations 2. Mysticism, occultism, magic exaltation. Pt. 2. Input: in many bokes and sundry languages...: 3. The sources of Renaissance magic 4. Florentine neoplatonism and christian magic 5. Occult philosophy, symbolism and science. Pt. 3. Output: glyms or beame of radicall truthes: 6. The ideology and occult symbolism of Dee's natural philosophy 7. Illumination and angel magic 8. Dee and the interpretiva community 9. Conclusion: Dee and Renaissance symbolism. Notes. Bibliographies. Index