John Dee's Occultism
Download or Read eBook John Dee's Occultism PDF written by Gyorgy E. Szonyi and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-07-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Gyorgy E. Szonyi |
| Publisher | : State University of New York Press |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2010-07-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780791484425 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0791484424 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis John Dee's Occultism by : Gyorgy E. Szonyi
Book excerpt: Delving into the life and work of John Dee, Renaissance mathematician and "conjurer to Queen Elizabeth," György E. Szo‹nyi presents an analysis of Renaissance occultism and its place in the chronology of European cultural history. Culling examples of "magical thinking" from classical, medieval, and Renaissance philosophers, Szo‹nyi revisits the body of Dee's own scientific and spiritual writings as reflective sources of traditional mysticism. Exploring the intellectual foundations of magic, Szo‹nyi focuses on the ideology of exaltatio, the glorification or deification of man. He argues that it was the desire for exaltatio that framed and tied together the otherwise varied thoughts and activities of John Dee as well.
