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Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition
Frances A. Yates
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Description for Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HDD; VXQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 738. 480 pages, 16 halftones. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DST; HDD; VXQ. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight: 668.
Placing Bruno—both advanced philosopher and magician burned at the stake—in the Hermetic tradition, Yates's acclaimed study gives an overview not only of Renaissance humanism but of its interplay—and conflict—with magic and occult practices.
"Among those who have explored the intellectual world of the sixteenth century no one in England can rival Miss Yates. Wherever she looks, she illuminates. Now she has looked on Bruno. This brilliant book takes time to digest, but it is an intellectual adventure to read it. Historians of ideas, of religion, and of science will study it. Some of them, after reading it, will ... Read more
Placing Bruno—both advanced philosopher and magician burned at the stake—in the Hermetic tradition, Yates's acclaimed study gives an overview not only of Renaissance humanism but of its interplay—and conflict—with magic and occult practices.
"Among those who have explored the intellectual world of the sixteenth century no one in England can rival Miss Yates. Wherever she looks, she illuminates. Now she has looked on Bruno. This brilliant book takes time to digest, but it is an intellectual adventure to read it. Historians of ideas, of religion, and of science will study it. Some of them, after reading it, will ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
Weight
703g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226950075
SKU
V9780226950075
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99-50
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