Francis Mercury van Helmont's "Sketch of Christian Kabbalism" / translated and edited by Sheila A. Spector.

By:

Helmont, Franciscus Mercurius van, 1614-1699

Contributor(s):

Spector, Sheila A, 1946-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English, Latin Original language: Latin Series: Aries book series ; v. 15.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789004227248
9004227245

Other title:

Sketch of Christian Kabbalism

Uniform titles:

Adumbratio Kabbalae Christiana. English & Latin

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Francis Mercury van Helmont's "Sketch of Christian Kabbalism".DDC classification:

135/.47 23

LOC classification:

BM525 .H395 2012

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Contents:

Note on the Translation; Introduction; Preliminaries; Chapter I Of the Various States of the Universe; Chapter II Of the First State of the Universe, or the Primordial Institution and its Effects; Chapter III Of the Mediator of the First Production, or Adam Kadmon; Chapter IV Of the Beings Produced and of the Purpose for their Production; Chapter V Of the Ensuing State of Destitution; Chapter VI Of the State of the Modern Constitution; Chapter VII Of the Preexistence of Souls in Species; Chapter VIII Of the Persons of the Divinity in Species.

Chapter IX Of the Third State of Deprivation, or the Fall of the SoulsChapter X Of the State of Supreme Restitution: The First Degree; Chapter XI Of the Second Degree of the Restitution of Souls; Chapter XII Of the Last Two Degrees of the Messianic Restitution; Translator's Notes; Works Cited; Index of Biblical References; General Index.

Summary: As the only English version of Francis Mercury van Helmont's foundational treatise of Christian Kabbalism, this bilingual edition, with a facsimile of the original Latin facing the translation and author's footnotes, contains a critical introduction, as well as supplementary endnotes.

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In Latin with facing English translation.

As the only English version of Francis Mercury van Helmont's foundational treatise of Christian Kabbalism, this bilingual edition, with a facsimile of the original Latin facing the translation and author's footnotes, contains a critical introduction, as well as supplementary endnotes.