Astrology and Reformation

Zusatztext Astrology and Reformation will be an enjoyable and instructive resource for every scholar of the long 16th century. Informationen zum Autor Robin Barnes grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. A graduate of Colby College in Waterville, Maine, he received a doctorate in European history from the University of Virginia. Since 1980 he has lived in Davidson, North Carolina with his wife Ann Lee Bressler, the mother of their two grown children and also an historian. After family, friends, learning, and teaching, he harbors aspirations as a sailor and outdoorsman. Klappentext This study explores the integral role of astrological concepts and imagery in preparing the ground for the Reformation, and in shaping the distinctive characteristics of German Christian culture through the early seventeenth century. Zusammenfassung This study explores the integral role of astrological concepts and imagery in preparing the ground for the Reformation, and in shaping the distinctive characteristics of German Christian culture through the early seventeenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Acknowledgments A Note on Sources Introduction 1. From Athens to Augsburg 2. Mathematics and the Sacred 3. The Flood 4. The Campaign against Superstition 5. Confessional Constellations 6. Fate and Faith 7. Centrifugal Forces Postscript Literature Index

Product details

• Authors: Robin B. Barnes, Robin Bruce Barnes
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.12.2015
• EAN: 9780199736058
• ISBN: 978-0-19-973605-8
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; History, HISTORY / General, SCIENCE / History, RELIGION / History, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Astrology / General, Astrology, History of Religion, History of Science, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599