UID:
almahu_9949703136202882
Format:
1 online resource (xx, 583 pages) :
,
illustrations.
ISBN:
9789004224391
Series Statement:
Aries book series: texts and studies in Western esotericism ; v. 14,
Content:
The reign of Peter the Great (1672-1725) was marked by an unprecedented wave of reform in Russia. This book provides an innovative reappraisal of the Petrine Age, in which hitherto neglected aspects of the tsar's transformation of his country are studied. More specifically, the reforms enacted by the tsar are assessed in light of the religious notion of instauration - a belief in the restoration of Adamic knowledge in the last age - and a historical and cultural analysis of the impact of Western esotericism at the Russian court. This book will appeal to scholars of Russian history and religion, as well as being of wider interest to those studying Western esotericism in Early Modern and eighteenth-century Europe.
Note:
Preliminary Material -- Prelude: Quirinus Kuhlmann's Millenarian Mission to Moscow in 1689 -- Introduction -- 1. Jacob Bruce (1669-1735): A Scientifijic Sorcerer at the Court of Peter the Great -- 2. Robert Erskine (1677-1718): An Iatrochemist at the Petrine Court -- 3. Stefan Iavorskii (1658-1722): An Esoteric Wordsmith at the Court of Peter the Great -- 4. Mystical Orthodoxy, Progressive Pietism and Esoteric Science: The Eclectic Worldview of Feofan Prokopovich (1681-1736) -- Introduction -- 6. The Role of Religion and Esotericism in Shaping Peter the Great's Vision of Scientifijic Reform -- Conclusion -- Appendix A Alchemical Authors and Works in Bruce's Library -- Appendix B Notable Esoteric Works in Bruce's Library -- Appendix C Alchemical Authors and Works in Erskine's Library -- Appendix D Notable Esoteric Texts in Erskine's Library -- Appendix E Alchemical Authors and Works in Prokopovich's Library -- Appendix F Notable Esoteric Works in Prokopovich's Library -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
Print version: The Petrine Instauration: Religion, Esotericism and Science at the Court of Peter the Great, 1689-1725 Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2012, ISBN 9789004215672
Language:
English
