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Book SynopsisJacob Böhme (1575–1624) is famous as a shoemaker and spiritual author. His works and thought are frequently studied as a product of his mystical illumination. Jacob Böhme and His World adopts a different perspective. It seeks to demystify Böhme by focusing on aspects of his immediate cultural and social context and the intellectual currents of his time, including Böhme’s writing as literature, the social conditions in Görlitz, Böhme’s correspondence networks, a contemporary “crisis of piety,” Paracelsian and kabbalistic currents, astrology, astronomy and alchemy, and his relationship to other dissenting authors. Relevant facets of reception include Böhme’s philosophical standing, his contributions to pre-Pietism, and early English translations of his works.
Trade Review"The anthology represents an innovative compilation and addition to research on Jacob Böhme and makes an important contribution the history of philosophy and science." - N.M. Bauer, University of Innsbruck, in: Religious Studies Review Volume 43, Number 3 (September 2021)
Table of ContentsAbbreviations of Jacob Böhme’s Works List of Illustrations Contributors Introduction: Jacob Böhme and His World Andrew Weeks and Bo Andersson 1 Jacob Böhme’s Writings in the Context of His World Andrew Weeks and Bo Andersson 2 The Rhetoric of Presence: Reflections on Jacob Böhme’s Writing Bo Andersson 3 The City of Görlitz during Jacob Böhme’s Lifetime Ines Haaser (Anders) 4 Jacob Böhme and His Networks Leigh T.I. Penman 5 Martin Moller (1547–1606) and the “Crisis of Piety” of Jacob Böhme’s Time Lucinda Martin 6 Johann Arndt (1555–1621) and the “Crisis of Piety” of Jacob Böhme’s Time Kristine Hannak 7 The New Adam: Jacob Böhme and the Theology of Paracelsus (1493/94–1541) Urs Leo Gantenbein 8 “Out of Himself, to Himself”: The Kabbalah of Jacob Böhme Gerold Necker 9 Jacob Böhme, Johannes Staricius (ca. 1580–??), and the Culture of Dissent Andrew Weeks 10 The Science of the Stars in Jacob Böhme’s World Lutz Pannier 11 Jacob Böhme and Alchemy: A Transmutation in Three Stages Mike A. Zuber 12 “A Philosopher Does Not Stand Still”: Legacies and Receptions of the “Philosophus Teutonicus” Cecilia Muratori 13 Spiritualism and Cultures of Dissent: Johann Theodor von Tschesch (1595–1649) Interprets Jacob Böhme Tünde Beatrix Karnitscher 14 Jacob Böhme’s Foremost Seventeenth-Century English Translator: John Sparrow (1615–1670) of Essex Ariel Hessayon Concluding Bibliographical Remarks Lucinda Martin and Leigh T.I. Penman Index of Names Index of Places Index of Topics Index of Bible Quotations and References Index of Biblical Names
