| Gender in Mystical and Occult Thought Contributor(s): Gibbons, Brian J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521480787 ISBN-13: 9780521480789 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $148.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: This is the first comprehensive account of the development of the ideas on gender of Jacob Boehme (1575-1624) among his English followers, tracing the changes in gender and sexuality in such esoteric traditions as alchemy, hermeticism and the Cabala. The book argues that Behmenist thought in these areas is a neglected aspect of the revision in the moral status of women during the early modern period, contributing significantly to the rise of the Romantic notion of womanhood and 'Victorian' sexual ideology. It deals with English Behmenism from its reception during the Interregnum through to its impact upon William Blake and the Swedenborgians in the eighteenth century. The book also challenges strongly received opinions on the relationship of Behmenism to the English radical tradition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Gender Studies - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 305.309 |
| LCCN: 95010666 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.19" W x 9.26" (1.10 lbs) 264 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This is the first comprehensive account of the development of the ideas on gender of Jacob Boehme (1575-1624) among his English followers. It traces the changes in thought on gender and sexuality in such esoteric traditions as alchemy, Hermeticism and the Cabala. The book argues that Behmenist thought in these areas is a neglected aspect of the revision in the moral status of women during the early modern period, contributing significantly to the rise of the Romantic notion of womanhood and Victorian sexual ideology. |