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Survival of the Pagan Gods: the Mythological Tradition and Its Place in Renaissance Humanism and Art
Paracelsus: Speculative Theory and the Crisis of the Early Reformation
Paracelsus is regarded as one of the great medical innovators of all time, as a prototype of Goethe's Faust and as a founder of German Renaissance nature philosophy. Recently, his role in the popular "radical Reformation" that coincided with but went…
The Last Alchemist: Count Cagliostro, Master of Magic in the Age of Reason
Presents a portrait of the freemason leader, noting his influence on eighteenth-century artists and royality, and citing his alleged theft of Marie Antoinette's diamond necklace and his arrest by the Inquisition for heresy.
Gnostic Philosophy: From Ancient Persia to Modern Times
"Gnosticism was a contemporary of early Christianity whose demise can be traced to Christianity's efforts to silence its teachings. The Gnostic message, however, was not destroyed but simply went underground. Starting with the first emergence of…
Reading Judas: the Gospel of Judas and the Shaping of Christianity
Evaluates the meaning of the controversial newly-discovered Gospel of Judas, illustrating how the text offers an understanding of Judas's betrayal, the apostles' understanding of Jesus's death, and God's role in the crucifixion.
