American Aurora : environment and Apocalypse in the life of Johannes Kelpius /

'American Aurora' explores the impact of climate change on early modern radical religious groups during the height of the Little Ice Age in the seventeenth century. Focusing on the life and legacy of Johannes Kelpius (1667-1707), an enormously influential but comprehensively misunderstood...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Grieve-Carlson, Timothy
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
'American Aurora' explores the impact of climate change on early modern radical religious groups during the height of the Little Ice Age in the seventeenth century. Focusing on the life and legacy of Johannes Kelpius (1667-1707), an enormously influential but comprehensively misunderstood theologian who settled outside of Philadelphia from 1604 to 1707, Timothy Grieve-Carlson explores the Hermetic and alchemical dimensions of Kelpius's Christianity before turning to his legacy in American religion and literature. This engaging analysis showcases Kelpius's forgotten theological intricacies, spiritual revelations, and cosmic observations, illuminating the complexity and foresight of an important colonial mystic.
Umfang:
1 online resource (329 pages)
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Anmerkungen:
Text in English with some parts translated from the German or Latin.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-776560-2
0-19-776558-0
Schlagworte:
Kelpius, John, > 1667?-1708.
Kelpius, John, > 1667?-1708 > Influence.
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