The greater & lesser worlds of Robert Fludd : macrocosm, microcosm & medicine

著者

• Godwin, Joscelyn

書誌事項

The greater & lesser worlds of Robert Fludd : macrocosm, microcosm & medicine

Joscelyn Godwin

Inner Traditions, 2019

1st U.S. ed

タイトル別名

Macrocosmos, microcosmos y medicina : los mundos de Robert Fludd

注記

"Originally published in 2018 in Spanish under the title Macrocosmos, microcosmos y medicina : los mundos de Robert Fludd by ediciones Atalanta, S.L., Girona, España. "--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-259) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

An illustrated reference book on a seminal figure of occult philosophy and Renaissance thought • Explains Fludd’s thoughts on cosmic harmonies, divination, the kabbalah, astrology, geomancy, alchemy, the Rosicrucians, and multiple levels of existence • Includes more than 200 of Fludd’s illustrations, representing the whole corpus of Fludd’s iconography, each one accompanied by Godwin’s expert commentary • Explores Fludd’s medical work as an esoteric Paracelsian physician and his theories on the macrocosm of elements, planets, stars, and subtle and divine beings and the microcosm of the human being and its creative activities, including material never before translated One of the last Renaissance men, Robert Fludd (1574-1637) was one of the great minds of the early modern period. A physician by profession, he was also a Christian Hermetist, a Rosicrucian, an alchemist, astrologer, musician, and inventor. His drive to encompass the whole of human knowledge--from music to alchemy, from palmistry to fortification--resulted in a series of books remarkable for their hundreds of engravings, a body of work recognized as the first example of a fully-illustrated encyclopedia. In this in-depth, highly illustrated reference, scholar and linguist Joscelyn Godwin explains Fludd’s theories on the correspondence between the macrocosm of elements, planets, stars, and subtle and divine beings and the microcosm of the human being and its creative activities. He shows how Fludd’s two worlds--the macrocosm and the microcosm--along with Paracelsus’s medical principles and the works of Hermes Trismegistus provided the foundation for his search for the cause and cure of all diseases. The more than 200 illustrations in the book represent the whole corpus of Fludd’s iconography, each one accompanied by Godwin’s expert commentary and explanation. Sharing many passages translated for the first time from Fludd’s Latin, allowing him to speak for himself, Godwin explores Fludd’s thoughts on cosmic harmonies, divination, the kabbalah, astrology, geomancy, and the rapport between the multiple levels of existence. He also analyzes Fludd’s writings in defense of alchemy and the Rosicrucians. An essential reference for scholars of Renaissance thinkers, traditional cosmology, metaphysics, and the Western esoteric tradition, this book offers intimate access to Fludd’s worlds and gives one a feel for an epoch in which magic, science, philosophy, spirituality, and imagination could still cohabit and harmonize within a single mind.

目次

Preface and Acknowledgments One Fludd’s Life and Work Two How the World Is Made Three Nature’s Ape Four How Man Is Made Five Psychology and Divination Six Kabbalah Seven Anatomy Eight Meteorology Nine Universal Medicine Appendices 1. Astrology Solves a Crime 2. The Wisdom of the Ancients 3. Fludd on His Own Times 4. Symbolic Ornaments 5. Fludd Finds “Star Jelly” 6. Three Stories of Prophecy Bibliography Abbreviations Plan of Fludd’s History of the Macrocosm and the Microcosm Plan of Fludd’s Medicina Catholica Fludd’s Writings Manuscripts Modern Editions and Translations General Bibliography Index

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BC16872355
• ISBN:
  • 9781620559499
• LCCN: 2019009392
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 原本言語コード: spa
• 出版地: Rochester, Vt.
• ページ数/冊数: viii, 264 p.
• 大きさ: 29 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : BF1598.F58
  • DC23 : 131
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Fludd, Robert, 1574-1637