Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition
Frances A. Yates
502 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0415220459
ISBN13:
Language: English
Publish: September 9, 1999
AlchemyBiographyEsotericaHistoryNonfictionOccultPhilosophyReligionScienceSpirituality
Placing Bruno—both advanced philosopher and magician burned at the stake—in the Hermetic tradition, Yates’s acclaimed study gives an overview not only of Renaissance humanism but of its interplay—and conflict—with magic and occult practices.