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Spiritual Alchemy (Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism) - Softcover

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9780190073046: Spiritual Alchemy (Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism)
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ISBN 10: 0190073047 ISBN 13: 9780190073046
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Spiritual Alchemy traces the early-modern antecedents of modern alchemy through generations of followers of Jacob Boehme, the cobbler and theosopher of Görlitz. Spiritual alchemy combines traditional elements of alchemical literature with Christian mysticism. In 1850, it inspired Mary Anne Atwood to write her landmark Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery, usually seen as the first modern interpretation of alchemy. Drawing extensively on manuscript and otherwise obscure sources, Zuber challenges the received wisdom that posits a rupture between pre-modern and modern forms of alchemy.

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About the Author

Mike A. Zuber is a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland's Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. He received his doctorate at the University of Amsterdam in 2017. Before joining the University of Queensland, he pursued postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford with funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication date
2021
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0190073047
ISBN 13 
9780190073046
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
336
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