Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, 1493-1541): Essential Theoretical Writings (Aries Book Series)

The Daunting Writings Of Paracelsus--the Second Largest 16th-century Body Of Writings In German After Luther's--contributed To Medicine, Natural Science, Alchemy, Philosophy, Theology, And Esoteric Tradition. This Volume Provides A Critical Edition Of Essential Writings From The Authoritative 1589 Huser Paracelsus Alongside New English Translations And Commentary On The Sources And Context Of The Full Corpus. The Essential Theoretical Writings Incorporate Topics Ranging From Metaphyics, Cosmology, Faith, Religious Conflict, Magic, Gender, And Education, To The Processes Of Nature, Disease And Medication, Female And Male Sufferings, And Cures Of Body And Soul. Properly Contextualized, These Treatises Yield Rich Extracts Of Renaissance And Reformation Culture, Soundings Of 16th-century Life, And Keys To An Influential But Poorly Understood Early Modern Intellectual Tradition. Edited And Translated With A Commentary And Introduction By Andrew Weeks. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. The Second Book. De Impressionibus Coeli Occulti [missing]......Page 8 Introduction:......Page 12 Background and Summary of the Translated Writings......Page 17 Das Buch Paragranum......Page 19 The First Pillar, Philosophy......Page 21 The Second Pillar, Astronomy......Page 22 The Fourth Pillar, Proprietas or Virtue......Page 24 Opus Paramirum......Page 25 On the Origin and Cause of Diseases......Page 30 On the Matrix......Page 31 On the Invisible Diseases......Page 32 The Significance of Ambiguity......Page 35 Unique and Commonplace Elements......Page 40 The Objectives of Translation and Commentary......Page 45 The Procedures for Editing and Translating......Page 50 Bibliography of Works Consulted in Translating......Page 58 I. Paragranum: German/ English......Page 72 Preface......Page 73 The First Foundation of Medicine: Philosophia......Page 117 The Second Foundation of Medicine: Astronomia......Page 173 The Third Foundation of Medicine: Alchimia......Page 221 The Fourth Foundation of Medicine: Proprietas......Page 269 II. Opus Paramirum: German/ English......Page 308 Book One ......Page 309 [Caput Primum]......Page 312 Caput Secundum......Page 327 Caput Tertium......Page 341 Caput Quartum ......Page 353 Caput Quintum ......Page 367 Caput Sextum ......Page 381 Caput Septimum......Page 393 Caput Octavum......Page 407 Caput Primum ......Page 421 Caput Secundum ......Page 435 Caput Tertium ......Page 457 Caput Quartum ......Page 467 Caput Quintum ......Page 477 Caput Sextum ......Page 485 Caput Septimum ......Page 495 Caput Octavum ......Page 505 Conclusion to Doctor Joachim Watt ......Page 511 Preface ......Page 513 Tractatus Primus ......Page 517 Tractatus Secundus ......Page 539 Tractatus Tertius ......Page 555 Tractatus Quartus ......Page 569 Tractatus Quintus ......Page 595 Tractatus Sextus ......Page 615 IV. On the Matrix (Paramiri Liber Quartus de Matrice): German / English ......Page 627 Preface ......Page 731 Argumentum ......Page 747 Beginning of the First Book on those Things That Befall the Human Being Because of Faith......Page 749 How Faith Makes the Body Ill......Page 759 Discernment of faith......Page 765 On Saint Valentine’s Day Disease......Page 783 On the Diseases that Result in Open Wounds, St. Cyril’s Penance, St. John’s Revenge......Page 785 On the Natural Burning, Saint Anthony’s Fire......Page 787 On Saint Vitus’ Dance......Page 789 The Third Book on the Invisible Works......Page 805 Beginning of the Third Book......Page 807 Preface......Page 851 Beginning of the Fourth Book......Page 855 Preface......Page 895 Beginning of the [Fifth] Book......Page 897 General Index......Page 950 Index of Names......Page 975 Index of Paracelsus' Life and Work......Page 980 Index of Citations from the Bible......Page 984 Paracelsus (Theophrastus Bombastus Von Hohenheim, 1493 - 1541) Drawing upon Huser's 1589 publication of Paracelsus' works, this dual-language volume combines a critical edition of Essential Theoretical Writings on philosophy, medicine, nature, and the supernatural, with new English translations and extensive commentary on the second largest sixteenth-century German-language corpus. Full description