Aisthetics of the Spirits

Spirits in Early Modern Science, Religion, Literature and Music. Edited by Steffen Schneider. The notion of the 'spirit' is dazzling: it has manifold meanings and plays a crucial role in Early Modern medicine, psychology, religion, natural philosophy and cosmology. This book explores how those disciplines conceived of the spirits and shows that knowledge of the spirits is an essential prerequisite for the understanding of Renaissance literature and music. With 20 contributions - 10 in english and 10 in german language - by Patrizia Carmassi, Tobias Georges, Christoph Steppich et al. 509 Seiten mit 28 Abb., gebunden (epiFaNIen - Frühe Neuzeit interdisziplinär; Band 1/V&R unipress 2015) leichte Lagerspuren, Ecken minimal bestoßen und beschabt

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