University thesis:
Dissertation, Universiteit van Amsterdam, 2017
Footnote:
Dissertation erschienen unter dem Titel: Spiritual alchemy from the age of Jacob Boehme to Mary Anne Atwood, 1600-1900
Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 23, 2021)
Description:
'Spiritual Alchemy' traces the early-modern antecedents of modern alchemy through generations of followers of Jacob Boehme, the cobbler and theosopher of Görlitz. Spiritual alchemy combines traditional elements of alchemical literature with Christian mysticism. In 1850, it inspired Mary Anne Atwood to write her landmark 'Suggestive Inquiry into the Hermetic Mystery', usually seen as the first modern interpretation of alchemy. Drawing extensively on manuscript and otherwise obscure sources, Zuber challenges the received wisdom that posits a rupture between pre-modern and modern forms of alchemy.