John Dee's occultism : magical exaltation through powerful signs / György E. Szőnyi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Szőnyi, György Endre.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

SUNY series in Western esoteric traditions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dee, John, 1527-1608.

Dee, John.

Symbolism.

Magic--History.

Magic.

History.

Occultism--History.

Occultism.

Renaissance.

Physical Description:

xviii, 362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2004]

Summary:

Delving into the life and work of John Dee. Renaissance mathematician and "conjurer to Queen Elizabeth," Gyorgy E. Szonyi presents an analysis of Renaissance occultism and its place in the chronology of European cultural history. Culling examples of "magical thinking" from classical, medieval, and Renaissance philosopher, Szonyi revisits they body of Dee's own scientific and spiritual writings as reflective sources of traditional mysticism. Exploring the intellectual foundations of magic, Szonyi focuses on the ideology of exaltatio, the glorification or deification of man. He argues that it was the desire for exaltatio that framed and tied together the otherwise varied thoughts and activities of John Dee as well.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-351) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0791462234

OCLC:

53901262