This 4-volume work provides the first in-depth examination of the life and works of Heinrich Khunrath (1560-1605), “one of the great Hermetic philosophers,” whose Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom (1595/1609) has been described as “one of the most important books in the whole literature of theosophical alchemy and the occult sciences.”

Khunrath is best known for his novel combination of “scripture and picture” in the complex engravings in his Amphitheatre. In this richly illustrated monograph, the author analyses occult symbolism, with previously unpublished material, offering insight into Khunrath’s insistence on the necessary combination of alchemy, magic, and cabala in “Oratory and Laboratory.”

Contents

Acknowledgments
List of Figures
List of Tables

Introductory Note

1. Prologue: a Bio-Bibliographical Introduction
2. Images in the Amphitheatre
3. Khunrath the Theosopher – a Lover of Divine Wisdom
4. Christian Cabala’s Wonder-Working Word
5. Magic: Physical, Hyperphysical, and Divine
6. From Physico-Chymistry to Supernatural Alchemy?

Index of Names
Index of Subjects
Index of Biblical Citations

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