{"product_id":"reformation-revolution-renovation-the-roots-and-reception-of-the-rosicrucian-call-for-general-reform-9789004250222","title":"Reformation, Revolution, Renovation: The Roots and Reception of the Rosicrucian Call for General Reform","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the centre of the Rosicrucian manifestos was a call for ‘general reformation’. In Reformation, Revolution, Renovation, the first book-length study of this topic, Lyke de Vries demonstrates the unique position of the Rosicrucian call for reform in the transformative context of the early seventeenth century. The manifestos, commonly interpreted as either Lutheran or esoteric, are here portrayed as revolutionary mission statements which broke dramatically with Luther’s reform ideals. Their call for reform instead resembles a variety of late medieval and early modern dissenting traditions as well as the heterodox movement of Paracelsianism. Emphasising the universal character of the Rosicrucian proposal for change, this new genealogy of the core idea sheds fresh light on the vexed question of the manifestos’ authorship and helps explain their tumultuous reception by both those who welcomed and those who deplored them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  List of Figures  Abbreviations    Introduction   The Rosicrucian Story   The Historiography   A Fresh Approach    Part 1 The Origins    1 Back to the Sources   1.1 The Reformation of Divine and Human Things   1.2 The Revolution of the Ages   1.3 The Renovation of Philosophy   1.4 Concluding Remarks    2 The Paracelsian Impetus   2.1 Visions of a Golden Time   2.2 The Revelation of Secrets   2.3 Alchemy and Medicine   2.4 Philosophical Inspirations   2.5 Primeval Wisdom   2.6 Concluding Remarks    Part 2 The Bibliographical Origins    3 The Authors and the Rosicrucian Worldview   3.1 Authorship in Question   3.2 Apocalyptic Expectations   3.3 New Societies and Attempts at Reform   3.4 Paracelsian Motivation   3.5 Concluding Remarks    Part 3 The Response    4 Rosicrucianism Praised: The Early Response   4.1 Avoiding Tribulations: The First Response to the Fama   4.2 The Instauration of Original Wisdom   4.3 The Rosicrucian Study of Alchemy and Medicine   4.4 The Reform of Medicine and Sciences   4.5 Rosicrucian Theosophy and the Reform of Divine and Human Things   4.6 Concluding Remarks    5 Rosicrucianism Challenged: Early Debates   5.1 The Rosicrucian Manifestos Debated: Libavius and Fludd   5.2 The Rosicrucian Manifestos Debated: Grick and Mögling   5.3 Concluding Remarks and Further Challenges: Official Investigations    Conclusion   Prospects    Appendix: Theca Gladii Spiritus (1616), nrs. 175–202  Bibliography  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210637042007,"sku":"9789004250222","price":110.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reformation-revolution-renovation-the-roots-and-reception-of-the-rosicrucian-call-for-general-reform-9789004250222","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}