9780099490029 - The Elixir And The Stone: The Tradition of Magic and Alchemy von Baigent, Michael; Leigh, Richard (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Good. A tan to the pages Good condition is defined as: a copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Since the seventeenth century, science has been contending with philosophy, organised religion and the arts for domination over Western civilisation and society. By the middle of the twentieth century, the battle appeared to be won; scientific rationalism and scepticism were triumphant. Yet in the last few decades a strong and potent counter-current has emerged. One manifestation of this has been the so-called occult revival. In the Elixir and the Stone, Baigent and Leigh argue that this occult revival - and indeed the entire revolution in attitudes which has taken place recently - owes a profound debt to Hermeticism, a body of esoteric teaching which flourished in Alexandria two thousand years ago and which then went underground. The authors trace the history of this intriguing and all-encompassing philosophy - which has much in common with contemporary holistic thought - charting its origin in the Egyptian mysteries, and demonstrating how it continued to exercise enormous influence through the magicians and magi of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Many remarkable characters feature in the narrative, including the Franciscan friar Roger Bacon and the Elizabethan magus John Dee; prototype of Shakespeare's Prospero in The Tempest, but he central figure that emerges is that of Faust himself - one of the defining myths of Western civilisation. The Elixir and the Stone is a remarkably rich and ambitious book that adds up to a little short of an alternative history of the intellectual world. Perhaps for the first time it puts into their true context those shadowy alchemists and magicians who have haunted the imaginations of people for centuries. Moreover it offers a way of looking at the world that is in one sense 'alternative', but, in another, deeply historical. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 432 pages. cover worn, Since the seventeenth century, science has been contending with philosophy, o rganized religion and the arts for domination over Western civilization and soci ety. By the middle of the twentieth century, the battle appeared to be won; scie.

Zustand: Sehr gut. 454 Seiten leichte Druckstelle am Cover u. Schnitt etwas angegilbt, kleine Lagerspuren am Buch, Inhalt einwandfrei und ungelesen 419605 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 275 17,6 x 11,0 x 3,4 cm, Taschenbuch.

mass_market. Zustand: Gut. 480 Seiten; Artikel stammt aus Nichtraucherhaushalt! AE11908 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.