Symphorien Champier and the Reception of the Occult Tradition in Renaissance France

Copenhaver, Brian P.

Publication Date: 1978

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Symphorien Champier and the Reception of the Occult Tradition in Renaissance France by Brian P. Copenhaver, published in 1978. A foundational scholarly study of Symphorien Champier (c. 1471 1539), the Lyonnais physician, humanist, and prolific author who played a pivotal role in the transmission of occult, medical, and philosophical traditions from late medieval thought into Renaissance France. In this landmark monograph, Brian P. Copenhaver one of the foremost historians of Renaissance philosophy examines Champier s engagement with Hermeticism, Neoplatonism, astrology, alchemy, and natural magic, situating his work within the broader intellectual currents of early sixteenth-century Europe. Drawing extensively on rare and early printed sources, Copenhaver traces how Champier mediated classical and medieval esoteric ideas for a French humanist audience, illuminating the complex relationship between learned magic, medicine, and emerging scientific thought during the Renaissance. The study offers critical insight into the cultural reception of the occult in France, as well as the tensions between orthodoxy, innovation, and intellectual authority in the period. An essential reference for scholars and collectors interested in Renaissance intellectual history, the history of magic and science, Hermetic traditions, and early modern philosophy. Hardcover, with the original dust jacket, exhibiting only the lightest shelfwear. A clean, bright, and well-preserved copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Symphorien Champier and the Reception of the Occult Tradition in Renaissance France
• Publication Date: 1978
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Occult