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The Rosicrucian Enlightenment
Series: Routledge Classics
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Ideal for readers interested in history, occult studies, and the intellectual origins of modern science.
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See moreThis is a beautifully illustrated history of the role that the occult has played in the formation of modern science and medicine. Perfect for anyone interested in this subject, it will have a big impact on their understanding of the western esoteric tradition.
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A history of the role that the occult has played in the formation of modern science and medicine, The Rosicrucian Enlightenment has had a tremendous impact on our understanding of the western esoteric tradition.
Beautifully illustrated, it remains one of those rare works of scholarship which the general reader simply cannot afford to ignore.
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ISBN: 9781138127869
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 29 September 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: 2nd edition
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 521g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Dame Frances Yates (1899 - 1981). English scholar who brought about the revival of interest in the historical role of the occult sciences, demonstrating their link with the rise of modern science.
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