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John Dee's occultism:

magical exaltation through powerful signs
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SUNY Press, 2004 - History - 362 pages
Delving into the life and work of John Dee. Renaissance mathematician and "conjurer to Queen Elizabeth," Gyorgy E. Szonyi presents an analysis of Renaissance occultism and its place in the chronology of European cultural history. Culling examples of "magical thinking" from classical, medieval, and Renaissance philosopher, Szonyi revisits they body of Dee's own scientific and spiritual writings as reflective sources of traditional mysticism. Exploring the intellectual foundations of magic, Szonyi focuses on the ideology of exaltatio, the glorification or deification of man. He argues that it was the desire for exaltatio that framed and tied together the otherwise varied thoughts and activities of John Dee as well.
  

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User Review  - Chris Feldman - Goodreads

Excellent scholarly work on Dee. I don't agree with all of Szonyi's deductions, but this is still on my "highly recommended" list. Read full review

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