International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Eric Voegelin by Stephen A. McKnight (Editor), Geoffrey L. Price (Editor)

ISBN: 9780826211057

Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Missouri Pr,  January 1, 1997

Hardcover, 220 pages

The Modern Age and the recovery of ancient wisdom: A reconsideration of historical consciousness, 1450-1650.

Challenging conventional interpretations of the Renaissance which hold that the period signaled an epochal break in which science and secularization combined to form a distinctly modern consciousness, McKnight (history, U. of Florida) identifies and analyzes a neglected source of modern consciousness the prisca theologia tradition of Hermeticism, magic, and alchemy, which was revived as part of the Renaissance recovery of ancient learning. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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