Mystics Of The Renaissance And Their Relation To Modern Thought - Including Meister Eckhart, Tauler, Paracelsus, Jacob Boehme, Giordano Bruno And ... Jacob Boehme, Giordano Bruno And Others

First published in 1911, "Mystics Of The Renaissance And Their Relation To Modern Thought" is a detailed account of Renaissance mysticism with reference to contemporary philosophy and theosophy. Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (1861 - 1925) was an Austrian social reformer, philosopher, economist, architect, esotericist, and economist. He rose to celebrity during the latter part of the twentieth century as a literary critic and author of philosophical works, later founding a spiritual movement called "anthroposophy" which was heavily influenced by German theosophy and idealist philosophy. Contents include: "Introduction", "Meister Eckhart", "Friendship with God (Tauler, Suso and Ruysbroeck)", "Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa", "Agrippa von Nettesheim and Theophrastus Paracelsus", "Valentine Weigel and Jacob Boehme", "Giordano Bruno and Angelus Silesius", and "Afterword". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with the original text and artwork.

Rudolf Steiner (1861 1925) was born in the small village of Kraljevec, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now in Croatia), where he grew up. As a young man, he lived in Weimar and Berlin, where he became a well-published scientific, literary, and philosophical scholar, known especially for his work with Goethe s scientific writings. At the beginning of the twentieth century, he began to develop his early philosophical principles into an approach to systematic research into psychological and spiritual phenomena. Formally beginning his spiritual teaching career under the auspices of the Theosophical Society, Steiner came to use the term Anthroposophy (and spiritual science) for his philosophy, spiritual research, and findings. The influence of Steiner s multifaceted genius has led to innovative and holistic approaches in medicine, various therapies, philosophy, religious renewal, Waldorf education, education for special needs, threefold economics, biodynamic agriculture, Goethean science, architecture, and the arts of drama, speech, and eurythmy. In 1924, Rudolf Steiner founded the General Anthroposophical Society, which today has branches throughout the world. He died in Dornach, Switzerland.