Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition
In 1600, renagade philosopher and theologian Giordano Bruno was burnt at the stake in Rome. His crime was to preach a doctrine of brotherhood, peace and free love. Four centuries later he is known as the Prophet of the New Age.
In 1600, renagade philosopher and theologian Giordano Bruno was burnt at the stake in Rome. His crime was to preach a doctrine of brotherhood, peace and free love. Four centuries later he is known as the Prophet of the New Age.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780415278492 (041527849X)
Publish date: 2002
Publisher: Routledge
Pages no: 507
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Cultural,
Italy,
Science,
Religion,
Philosophy,
History Of Science,
Occult,
Magick,
Esoterica
Yates' classic study of the 'Renaissance magus' Giordano Bruno left me with mixed feelings. On the one hand, the book is full of relevant information and insights into the world of esoteric thought in the Renaissance, and this makes it an essential read for students of hermeticism in the premodern p...
This book was revolutionary at the time of its publication because Yates rejected the imposition of 20th century categories on earlier periods. Those who studied Bruno's scientific and mathematical advances ignored his interest in magic and mysticism, and vice versa. Yates surmounted this division a...
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