Reformation, Revolution, Renovation

Reformation, Revolution, Renovation

The Roots and Reception of the Rosicrucian Call for General Reform

de Vries, Lyke

Brill

12/2021

432

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Inglês

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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 Moegling

?5.3?Concluding Remarks and Further Challenges: Official Investigations



Conclusion

?Prospects



Appendix: Theca Gladii Spiritus (1616), nrs. 175-202

Bibliography

Index