Religion and neoplatonism in Renaissance medicine / Walter Pagel ; edited by Marianne Winder.

Author/creator Pagel, Walter
Other author Winder, Marianne.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Variorum Reprints, 1985.
Description1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesVariorum reprint ; CS226
Collected studies CS226. ^A355371
Contents The vindication of "Rubbish" -- Religious motives in the medical biology of the XVIIth century -- The religious and philosophical aspects of van Helmont's Science and medicine -- Paracelsus' ätherähnliche Substanzen und ihre pharmakologische Auswertung an Hühnern -- Paracelsus and Techellus the Jew -- Paracelsus and the Neoplatonic and Gnostic tradition -- The prime matter of Paracelsus -- The eightness of Adam and related "Gnostic" ideas in the Paracelsian Corpus -- The higher elements and prime matter in Renaissance naturalism and in Paracelsus -- Das Rätsel der "Acht Mütter" im Paracelsischen Corpus -- The Paracelsian Elias Artista and the Alchemical tradition.
General noteEnglish and German.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN 85238775
ISBN0860781747
ISBN9780860781745

Availability

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Laupus Books - Stacks WZ 100 P133R 1985 ✔ Available Place Hold