Paracelsus
Subtitle: medicine, magic, and mission at the end of time
By: Charles Webster.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780300139112
Subjects: Paracelsus, -- 1493-1541; Paracelsus, -- 1493-1541; Physicians -- Biography; Science and magic -- History -- 16th century; Science and magic -- History -- 16th century; History of Medicine -- Biography; Physicians -- Biography; History, Early Modern 1451-1600 -- Biography; Philosophy, Medical -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: Drawing on the whole range of relevant manuscript and printed sources, Charles Webster considers Paracelsus's life and works, explores his advocacy for total reform of the clerical, legal, and medical professions, and describes his precise expectations for the Christian church of the future.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Life and labour; title: The power of print; title: Sources of dissent; title: Call of the new; title: Matter and magic; title: Radical reform; title: Endzeit.