John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature

Elizabethan England's most famous natural philosopher John Dee recorded his reflections on the natural world, the practice of natural philosophy, and the apocalypse in a series of conversations with angels, which have long been an enigmatic facet of his life and work. This book makes extensive use of Dee's library and annotations to clarify this mystery by providing a detailed analysis of these conversations. Professor Harkness contextualizes Dee's angel conversations within the natural, philosophical, religious, and social contexts of his time, arguing that the conversations represent a continuing development of John Dee's earlier concerns and interests. This book will appeal to those with an interest in the history of science, students of religion, and everyone who approaches the new millennium with a wary eye.

Author: Deborah E. Harkness
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 11/13/1999
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.37w x 1.07d
ISBN: 9780521622288

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2000 pg. 148

About the Author
Harkness, Deborah E.: - Deborah Harkness is Associate Professor of History at the University of Southern California. She is the prize-winning author of articles on John Dee's angel conversations and his household.

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