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Searching for the Soror Mystica: The Lives and Science of Women Alchemists

Searching for the Soror Mystica: The Lives and Science of Women Alchemists

Gordon, Robin L.

Paperback

Medieval & Renaissance HistorySports GeneralWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 076186055X
ISBN13: 9780761860556
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: Apr 16 2013
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 8.90
Language: English
Early scientists, or natural philosophers as they were known, did not seek knowledge in the disconnected way modern academics tend to do. They were interested in how the universe worked, which meant studying everything from astrology and physics to Jewish mysticism and the Christian Bible. They constructed connections that the modern thinker might overlook or even dismiss as preposterous. In this book, Robin L. Gordon explores the lives and alchemical practice of a number of remarkable women. Searching for the Soror Mystica touches upon the history of science, biography, classical Jungian psychology, women's studies, theology, and a dash of the occult sciences. Readers will encounter sixteenth to seventeenth century politics, religion, scientific inquiries, medical discoveries, and even the way love can result in some misguided choices.

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