The Quest for the Phoenix: Spiritual Alchemy and Rosicrucianism in the Work of Count Michael Maier (1569-1622)

Hereward Tilton

Published by De Gruyter 2003

The Quest for the Phoenix

Spiritual Alchemy and Rosicrucianism in the Work of Count Michael Maier (1569-1622)

Hereward Tilton

Volume 88 in the series Arbeiten zur Kirchengeschichte

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110896572

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About this book

The author presents with this intellectual biography of the Lutheran alchemist Count Michael Maier an academic study of western esotericism in general and to the study of alchemy and rosicrucianism in particular.

The author charts the development of Maier's Hermetic worldview in the context of his service at the courts of Emperor Rudolf II and Moritz of Hessen-Kassel. The problem of the nature of early Rosicrucianism is addressed in detail with reference to Maier's role in the promotion of this "serious jest" in the years immediately prior to the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War. The work is set in the context of ongoing debates concerning the nature of early modern alchemy and its role in the history of Western esotericism.

Author / Editor information

Dr. Hereward Tilton is a lecturer in the Department of Studies in Religion at the Universtity of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Foreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Table of Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
I. Introduction: Jung and early modern alchemy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. Maier’s formative years Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
III. Bohemia and England Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
IV. The Rosicrucian ‘imposture’ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	113
V. The completion of the work Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
VI. Conclusion: Maier and the historiography of alchemy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	289
323-324 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	323

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 322
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 32
Keywords: Kirchengeschichte [Neuzeit]; Rosenkreuzer; Alchemie; Esoterik

eBook

Published: October 24, 2012
ISBN: 9783110896572

Hardcover

Published: June 19, 2003
ISBN: 9783110176377