The smiling spleen : Paracelsianism in storm and stress

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The smiling spleen : Paracelsianism in storm and stress

Walter Pagel

Karger, 1984

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Includes index

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'Walter Pagel's last book is more arcane and difficult, certainly as erudite and inimitable, and perhaps as rewarding as all his others. In a strange alchemical mixture of alter ego, familiar and doppelganger, Paracelsus was Pagel's cross and his torch.' With 'The Smiling Spleen', Walter Pagel reconfirms his position as a leading authority on Paracelsus and the influence of his doctrines and practice on the development of modern science and medicine. In this final work of his life, Pagel concentrates on Paracelsianism as a historical phenomenon, giving major attention to the lesser-known figures who characterized the 'storm and stress' of the Paracelsian reform movement during the 16th and 17th centuries.

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  • NCID
    BA12980318
  • ISBN
    • 3805537077
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basel ; London
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 213 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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