Rosicrucian Enlightenment

by F.A. Yates

Overview

This is Volume IV of the selected works of Frances Yates. In the early 17th century, a new movement was proclaimed throughout Europe, announcing the universal reform of religion, science, art, and society. The main proponents of this movement were the esoteric Rosicrucians. Europe was a world in transition and Rosicrucianism was but the latest movement to capture the public imagination. Concerned with spiritual illumination and intellectual knowledge the movement continued to have widespread influence long after it was supposedly over, as can be traced in the works of Isaac Newton and Fraof modern science and medicine, The Rosicrucian Enlightenment has had a tremendous impact on our understanding of the western esoteric tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415220477
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/09/1999
Series:	Selected Works Series , #4
Pages:	290
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

I A ROYAL WEDDING: The Marriage of the Princess Elizabeth with the Elector Palatine II THE BOHEMIAN TRAGEDY III JOHN DEE AND THE RISE OF ‘CHRISTIAN ROSENCREUTZ’ IV THE ROSICRUCIAN MANIFESTOS V THE CHEMICAL WEDDING OF CHRISTIAN ROSENCREUTZ VI THE PALATINATE PUBLISHER: Johann Theodore De Bry and the publication of the works of Robert Fludd and Michael Maier VII THE ROSICRUCIAN FURORE IN GERMANY VIII THE ROSICRUCIAN SCARE IN FRANCE IX FRANCIS BACON ‘UNDER THE SHADOW OF JEHOVA’S WINGS’ X ITALIAN LIBERALS AND ROSICRUCIAN MANIFESTOS XI THE R.C. FRATERNITY AND THE CHRISTIAN UNIONS XII COMENIUS AND THE ROSICRUCIAN RUMOUR IN BOHEMIA XIII FROM THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE TO THE ROYAL SOCIETY XIV ELIAS ASHMOLE AND THE DEE TRADITION: Isaac Newton and Rosicrucian Alchemy XV ROSICRUCIANISM AND FREEMASONRY XVI THE ROSICRUCIAN ENLIGHTENMENT