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 | | John Dee's Occultism: Magical Exaltation Through Powerful Signs (S U N Y Series in Western Esoteric Traditions) by Gyorgy E. Szonyi ISBN-10: 9780791462232 ISBN-10: 0-7914-6223-4 ISBN-13: 9780791462232 ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6223-2 Hardcover 2005-07-05 State University of New York Press Find Lowest Price |
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Deep, heady, well-argued summation of research on the topic This is a great scholarly resource, full of quick synopses on important developments in the last few decades of John Dee research. Scholarship on Western Esotericism has reached a climax in this text, which provides a workable model on how to understand Dee's occultism properly in the context of the culture, politics, science, and theology of his day. A rich and nuanced picture of Dee emerges, and the traitorous reputation of a certain notorious nearby character receives a welcome deconstruction. Towards the end there is a valuable look at Causabon's anti-magical motivation for publishing Dee's scrupulous notes. The book is especially valuable for providing an eastern-European point of view, and is hip to the useful critiques in post-structuralist history. Both academics and occultists will find this book most enjoyable, though challenging and dense. Great gift for the magician/intellectual who has everything, essential for libraries and bookshelves dealing with Renaissance Magic and the Elizabethan Age. | ||