Astrology and Religion in the Long Reformation: "Doctor Faustus in Swadling Clouts"

John Calvin and other religious moralists wrote against astrology in the sixteenth century, yet the astrological arts flourished over the course of the long Reformation in England. This essay confronts that paradox through an analysis of the representation of astrology, free will, and predestination...

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Main Author: Jensen, Phebe (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2019]
In: Reformation
Year: 2019, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 92-106
IxTheo Classification:AZ New religious movements
CD Christianity and Culture
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KBF British Isles
KDE Anglican Church
NBL Doctrine of Predestination
Further subjects:B Astrology
B John Calvin
B Philip Melanchthon
B William Fulke
B Christopher Marlowe
B Predestination
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)