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. Essential Theoretical Writings - Table of Contents 8 Introduction: 12 Background and Summary of the Translated Writings 17 Das Buch Paragranum 19 The First Pillar, Philosophy 21 The Second Pillar, Astronomy 22 The Third Pillar, Alchemy 24 The Fourth Pillar, Proprietas or Virtue 24 Opus Paramirum 25 On the Origin and Cause of Diseases 30 On the Matrix 31 On the Invisible Diseases 32 The Significance of Ambiguity 35 Unique and Commonplace Elements 40 The Objectives of Translation and Commentary 45 The Procedures for Editing and Translating 50 Bibliography of Works Consulted in Translating 58 I. Paragranum: German/ English 72 Preface 73 The First Foundation of Medicine: Philosophia 117 The Second Foundation of Medicine: Astronomia 173 The Third Foundation of Medicine: Alchimia 221 The Fourth Foundation of Medicine: Proprietas 269 II. Opus Paramirum: German/ English 308 Book One 309 [Caput Primum] 312 Caput Secundum 327 Caput Tertium 341 Caput Quartum 353 Caput Quintum 367 Caput Sextum 381 Caput Septimum 393 Caput Octavum 407 Liber Secundus 421 Caput Primum 421 Caput Secundum 435 Caput Tertium 457 Caput Quartum 467 Caput Quintum 477 Caput Sextum 485 Caput Septimum 495 Caput Octavum 505 Conclusion to Doctor Joachim Watt 511 III. On the Origin and Cause of Diseases of Both Kinds (De Morborum Utriusque Professionis Origine et Causa. Liber Tertius Paramiri): German/English 513 Preface 513 Tractatus Primus 517 Tractatus Secundus 539 Tractatus Tertius 555 Tractatus Quartus 569 Tractatus Quintus 595 Tractatus Sextus 615 IV. On the Matrix (Paramiri Liber Quartus de Matrice): German / English 627 V. On the Invisible Diseases (De Causis Morborum Invisibilum): German / English 731 Preface 731 Argumentum 747 Beginning of the First Book on those Things That Befall the Human Being Because of Faith 749 How Faith Makes the Body Ill 759 Discernment of faith 765 On Saint Valentine’s Day Disease 783 On the Diseases that Result in Open Wounds, St. Cyril’s Penance, St. John’s Revenge 785 On the Natural Burning, Saint Anthony’s Fire 787 On Saint Vitus’ Dance 789 The Second Book. De Impressionibus Coeli Occulti [missing] 8 The Third Book on the Invisible Works 805 Beginning of the Third Book 807 The Fourth Book on the Invisible Works 851 Preface 851 Beginning of the Fourth Book 855 The Fifth Book on the Invisible Works 895 Preface 895 Beginning of the [Fifth] Book 897 General Index 950 Index of Names 975 Index of Paracelsus' Life and Work 980 Index of Citations from the Bible 984 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. 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