Gender in Mystical and Occult Thought Behmenism and Its Development in England

Klappentext An evaluation of the intellectual legacy in England of the ideas of Jacob Boehme (1575 1624). Zusammenfassung This is the first comprehensive account of the development of the ideas on gender of Jacob Boehme (1575–1624) among his English followers. It deals with English Behmenism from its reception during the Interregnum through to its impact upon William Blake and the Swedenborgians in the eighteenth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Gender, sexuality and power in early modern England; 3. Gender in mystical and occult thought; 4. Gender in the works of Jacob Boehme; 5. The reception of Behmenism in England; 6. Behmenism and the Interregnum spiritualists; 7. The female embassy; 8. Conservative Behmenism; 9. Wider Behmenist influences in the eighteenth century; Conclusion.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Brian J. Gibbons, B.j. Gibbons, Brian J. (University of Durham) Gibbons
• Con la collaborazione di: Anthony Fletcher (Editore), John Guy (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 13.11.2003
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia
• EAN: 9780521526487
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52648-7
• Numero di pagine: 264
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Early Mod