Reformation, revolution, renovation: the roots and reception of the Rosicrucian call for general reform
"The early seventeenth century witnessed a dramatic upsurge of proposals for change, in particular in religion, politics, and knowledge. In Reformation, Revolution, Renovation, Lyke de Vries offers an account of the Rosicrucian manifestos in this transformative context. She focuses on their cal...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2022]
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Universal reform (volume 3)
Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Universal reform
volume 3 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Political reform
/ Church reform
/ World view
/ Rosicrucians
B Rosicrucians / Church reform |
| Further subjects: | B
Hessius, Tobias (1558-1614)
B Rosicrucians History B Rosicrucians B Werkanalyse B Paracelsus (1493-1541) B Andreä, Johann Valentin (1586-1654) B Reception B Thesis |
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| Summary: | "The early seventeenth century witnessed a dramatic upsurge of proposals for change, in particular in religion, politics, and knowledge. In Reformation, Revolution, Renovation, Lyke de Vries offers an account of the Rosicrucian manifestos in this transformative context. She focuses on their call for a general reformation and traces it to medieval and early modern predecessors. The manifestos, commonly portrayed as either Lutheran or esoteric, are here analysed as revolutionary mission statements, which challenged established religious and academic authorities, drawing on various heterodox notions and radical traditions. Emphasising the universal character of these manifestos in the first book-length study of the topic, Lyke de Vries convincingly shows how their authors channeled early modern sentiments into a message of universal change, which provoked numerous strong responses from early modern readers"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004250220 |