Reformation, Revolution, Renovation : The Roots and Reception of the Rosicrucian Call for General Reform /
At the centre of the Rosicrucian manifestos was a call for 'general reformation'. In Reformation, Revolution, Renovation , the first book-length study of this topic, Lyke de Vries demonstrates the unique position of the Rosicrucian call for reform in the transformative context of the early...
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Leiden ; Boston :
BRILL,
2022
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| Series: | Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2022, ISBN: 9789004507203
Universal Reform ; 3 |
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- List of Figures
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- The Rosicrucian Story
- The Historiography
- A Fresh Approach
- Part 1 The Origins
- 1 Back to the Sources
- 1.1 The Reformation of Divine and Human Things
- 1.2 The Revolution of the Ages
- 1.3 The Renovation of Philosophy
- 1.4 Concluding Remarks
- 2 The Paracelsian Impetus
- 2.1 Visions of a Golden Time
- 2.2 The Revelation of Secrets
- 2.3 Alchemy and Medicine
- 2.4 Philosophical Inspirations
- 2.5 Primeval Wisdom
- 2.6 Concluding Remarks
- Part 2 The Bibliographical Origins
- 3 The Authors and the Rosicrucian Worldview
- 3.1 Authorship in Question
- 3.2 Apocalyptic Expectations
- 3.3 New Societies and Attempts at Reform
- 3.4 Paracelsian Motivation
- 3.5 Concluding Remarks
- Part 3 The Response
- 4 Rosicrucianism Praised: The Early Response
- 4.1 Avoiding Tribulations: The First Response to the Fama
- 4.2 The Instauration of Original Wisdom
- 4.3 The Rosicrucian Study of Alchemy and Medicine
- 4.4 The Reform of Medicine and Sciences
- 4.5 Rosicrucian Theosophy and the Reform of Divine and Human Things
- 4.6 Concluding Remarks
- 5 Rosicrucianism Challenged: Early Debates
- 5.1 The Rosicrucian Manifestos Debated: Libavius and Fludd
- 5.2 The Rosicrucian Manifestos Debated: Grick and Mögling
- 5.3 Concluding Remarks and Further Challenges: Official Investigations
- Conclusion
- Prospects
- Appendix: Theca Gladii Spiritus (1616), nrs. 175-202
- Bibliography
- Index