Four treatises of Theophrastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus / translated from the original German, with introductory essays by C. Lilian Temkin ... [and others] ; edited, with a preface by Henry E. Sigerist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paracelsus, 1493-1541.

Contributor:

Temkin, C. Lilian (Clarice Lilian), 1906-

Sigerist, Henry E. (Henry Ernest), 1891-1957

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Early works to 1800.

Medicine.

Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric--Early works to 1800.

Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric.

Occultism--Early works to 1800.

Occultism.

Physical Description:

xii, 256 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Johns Hopkins paperbacks edition.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.

Summary:

Collected here are four treatises that illustrate four different aspects of Paracelsus' work. The first gives a passionate justification of his character, activities, and views, and offers a picture of the man and his fundamental ideas. The second treatise is a study on the diseases of miners, with whom Paracelsus spent a great deal of time. Then follows a pioneering treatise on psychology and psychiatry which was written at a time when mental diseases were beginning to be studied and treated by physicians. The last essay is a fanciful and poetic treatment of paganism and Greek mythology, as well as a good sample of Paracelsus' philosophy and theology. Together these essays show one of the most original minds of the Renaissance at the height of his powers.

Notes:

"Originally published in a hardcover edition by the Johns Hopkins Press, 1941"--Copr. p.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-256)

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0801855233

OCLC:

35269886