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Medicine and Magic in Elizabethan London Simon Forman: Astrologer, Alchemist, and Physician

Kassell Lauren
Heftet / 2007 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780199215270
Published
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press
Weight
443 gr
Height
234 mm
Width
155 mm
Thickness
15 mm
Age
UU, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
300

Author
Kassell Lauren

Medicine and Magic in Elizabethan London Simon Forman: Astrologer, Alchemist, and Physician

Kassell Lauren
Heftet / 2007 / Engelsk
Kassell Lauren
Heftet / 2007 / Engelsk
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Kassell has succeeded in transcending Forman's eccentricities and reconstructing an image of the astrologer-physician of Lambeth worthy of consideration alongside renowned contemporaries like John Dee and William Lilly

Celeste Chamberland, Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft

The second, and best, book on Simon Forman to appear recently...its great strength is that it takes us through all the different aspects of Forman's work...and the mind of an uneducated but remarkable thinker

John Henry, EHR

Kassell's close study of Forman's writings, sensitivity to context, and wide familiarity with his sources and contemporaries has paid dividends with a rich sense of Forman's person and activities, and their relation to the world.

Nicholas Clulee, Renaissance Quarterly

See all

Kassell has an unrivaled knowledge of this voluminous archieve, and her ability to disentangle its complexities, trace themes and make intelligent, perceptive judgements...has resulted in an excellent study.

P.G. Maxwell-Stuart, Social history of Medicine

This book offers new insights into the magical melieu of Elizabethan London.

Michael Hunter, History

a delight to read...This is an exceptional study, absorbing and solidly grounded.

THES

Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. He stood apart from the medical elite because he was not formally educated and because he represented, and boldly asserted, medical ideas that were antithetical to those held by most learned physicians. He survived the plague, was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions, distilled strong waters made from beer, herbs, and sometimes chemical ingredients, pursued the philosopher's stone in experiments and ancient texts, and when he was fortunate spoke with angels. He wrote compulsively, documenting his life and protesting his expertise in thousands of pages of notes and treatises. This highly readable book provides the first full account of Forman's papers, makes sense of his notorious reputation, and vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London.
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Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. Whilst he was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions he stood apart from the medical elite as he boldly asserted medical ideas that were at odds with most learned physicians. In this fascinating book, Lauren Kassell vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London.
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Introduction ; PART 1: THE MAKING OF AN ASTROLOGER PHYSICIAN ; 1. Early Life and Learning ; 2. Astronomy, Magic, and the Mathematical Practitioners of London ; 3. How to Write Like a Magus ; PART 2: PLAGUE AND THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON ; 4. The College of Physicians and Irregular Medicine c.1580-1640 ; 5. Plague and Paracelsianism ; PART 3: THE CASEBOOKS ; 6. How to Read the Casebooks ; 7. Gender, Authority, and Astrology ; PART 4: ALCHEMY, MAGIC, AND MEDICINE ; 8. 'Of Cako', or the Medical Uses of Antimony ; 9. The Food of Angels ; 10. Magic and Medicine ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index
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`Review from previous edition Kassell does make good on her promise to scrutinize Forman's manuscripts, recover his own voice, and firmly contextualize his writings and practices. She offers detailed accounts of the philosophy and practice of a medical astrologer.' Mordechai Feingold, Huntington Library Quarterly `[a] careful analysis.' TLS
Read more
Fascinating insights into the world of the notorious Elizabethan astrologer, Simon Forman Provides a window on to the world of magic and medicine in Elizabethan London First full scholarly study of Forman and his writings
Read more
Fascinating insights into the world of the notorious Elizabethan astrologer, Simon Forman Provides a window on to the world of magic and medicine in Elizabethan London First full scholarly study of Forman and his writings
Read more

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Kassell has succeeded in transcending Forman's eccentricities and reconstructing an image of the astrologer-physician of Lambeth worthy of consideration alongside renowned contemporaries like John Dee and William Lilly

Celeste Chamberland, Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft

The second, and best, book on Simon Forman to appear recently...its great strength is that it takes us through all the different aspects of Forman's work...and the mind of an uneducated but remarkable thinker

John Henry, EHR

Kassell's close study of Forman's writings, sensitivity to context, and wide familiarity with his sources and contemporaries has paid dividends with a rich sense of Forman's person and activities, and their relation to the world.

Nicholas Clulee, Renaissance Quarterly

See all

Kassell has an unrivaled knowledge of this voluminous archieve, and her ability to disentangle its complexities, trace themes and make intelligent, perceptive judgements...has resulted in an excellent study.

P.G. Maxwell-Stuart, Social history of Medicine

This book offers new insights into the magical melieu of Elizabethan London.

Michael Hunter, History

a delight to read...This is an exceptional study, absorbing and solidly grounded.

THES

Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. He stood apart from the medical elite because he was not formally educated and because he represented, and boldly asserted, medical ideas that were antithetical to those held by most learned physicians. He survived the plague, was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions, distilled strong waters made from beer, herbs, and sometimes chemical ingredients, pursued the philosopher's stone in experiments and ancient texts, and when he was fortunate spoke with angels. He wrote compulsively, documenting his life and protesting his expertise in thousands of pages of notes and treatises. This highly readable book provides the first full account of Forman's papers, makes sense of his notorious reputation, and vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London.
Read more
Simon Forman (1552-1611) is one of London's most infamous astrologers. Whilst he was consulted thousands of times a year for medical and other questions he stood apart from the medical elite as he boldly asserted medical ideas that were at odds with most learned physicians. In this fascinating book, Lauren Kassell vividly recovers the world of medicine and magic in Elizabethan London.
Read more
Introduction ; PART 1: THE MAKING OF AN ASTROLOGER PHYSICIAN ; 1. Early Life and Learning ; 2. Astronomy, Magic, and the Mathematical Practitioners of London ; 3. How to Write Like a Magus ; PART 2: PLAGUE AND THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON ; 4. The College of Physicians and Irregular Medicine c.1580-1640 ; 5. Plague and Paracelsianism ; PART 3: THE CASEBOOKS ; 6. How to Read the Casebooks ; 7. Gender, Authority, and Astrology ; PART 4: ALCHEMY, MAGIC, AND MEDICINE ; 8. 'Of Cako', or the Medical Uses of Antimony ; 9. The Food of Angels ; 10. Magic and Medicine ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index
Read more
`Review from previous edition Kassell does make good on her promise to scrutinize Forman's manuscripts, recover his own voice, and firmly contextualize his writings and practices. She offers detailed accounts of the philosophy and practice of a medical astrologer.' Mordechai Feingold, Huntington Library Quarterly `[a] careful analysis.' TLS
Read more
Fascinating insights into the world of the notorious Elizabethan astrologer, Simon Forman Provides a window on to the world of magic and medicine in Elizabethan London First full scholarly study of Forman and his writings
Read more
Fascinating insights into the world of the notorious Elizabethan astrologer, Simon Forman Provides a window on to the world of magic and medicine in Elizabethan London First full scholarly study of Forman and his writings
Read more

Product details

ISBN
9780199215270
Published
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press
Weight
443 gr
Height
234 mm
Width
155 mm
Thickness
15 mm
Age
UU, 05
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
300

Author
Kassell Lauren

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