Gender in mystical and occult thought : Behmenism and its development in England / B.J. Gibbons.
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TextSeries: Cambridge studies in early modern British historyPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 247 pages)Content type: - text
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- 0585033730
- 9780585033730
- 9780521480789
- 0521480787
- Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624 -- Influence
- Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624
- Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines
- Sex role -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines
- Occultism -- England -- History
- Mysticism -- England -- History
- England -- Church history -- 17th century
- England -- Church history -- 18th century
- Religion and Sex -- history
- Mysticism -- history
- Occultism -- history
- Sexualité -- Aspect religieux -- Christianisme -- Histoire des doctrines
- Rôle selon le sexe -- Aspect religieux -- Christianisme -- Histoire des doctrines
- Occultisme -- Angleterre -- Histoire
- Mysticisme -- Angleterre -- Histoire
- Angleterre -- Histoire religieuse -- 17e siècle
- Angleterre -- Histoire religieuse -- 18e siècle
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gender Studies
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Mysticism
- Occultism
- Sex -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines
- Sex role -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines
- England
- Sekseverschillen
- Mystiek
- Occultisme
- 1600-1799
- 305.3/0942 20
- BT708 .G53 1996eb
- 02.50
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-242) and index.
Print version record.
1. Introduction -- 2. Gender, sexuality and power in early modern England -- 3. Gender in mystical and occult thought -- 4. Gender in the works of Jacob Boehme -- 5. The reception of Behmenism in England -- 6. Behmenism and the Interregnum spiritualists -- 7. The female embassy -- 8. Conservative Behmenism -- 9. Wider Behmenist influences in the eighteenth century -- 10. Conclusion.
This is the first comprehensive account of the development of the ideas on gender of Jacob Boehme (1575-1624) among his English followers, tracing the changes in gender and sexuality in such esoteric traditions as alchemy, hermeticism and the Cabala. The book argues that Behmenist thought in these areas is a neglected aspect of the revision in the moral status of women during the early modern period, contributing significantly to the rise of the Romantic notion of womanhood and 'Victorian' sexual ideology. It deals with English Behmenism from its reception during the Interregnum through to its impact upon William Blake and the Swedenborgians in the eighteenth century. The book also challenges strongly received opinions on the relationship of Behmenism to the English radical tradition.
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