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Université de Neuchâtel
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Touati, Charlotte.
Le Purgatoire dans les littératures d’Égypte et d’Afrique du
Nord (Ier-IVe s. ap. J.-C.).
Degree: 2012, Université de Neuchâtel
URL: http://doc.rero.ch/record/30972 
► Cette thèse entend reconsidérer la notion de purgatoire telle qu’elle a été établie et utilisée par les historiens de la fin du XXe siècle ;…
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▼ Cette thèse entend reconsidérer la notion de
purgatoire telle qu’elle a été établie et utilisée par les
historiens de la fin du XXe siècle ; démontrer que le purgatoire
ainsi redéfini peut être identifié dans certains écrits du
christianisme ancien, qui n’ont toutefois pas tous été reconnus par
l’Église majoritaire ; documenter ce purgatoire et le situer dans
son contexte historique, littéraire et religieux. Le corpus
considéré comprend les sources bibliques à l’origine de
l’imaginaire du purgatoire mises en regard d’écrits contemporains,
ainsi que des textes rédigés en Afrique du Nord et en Égypte entre
les IIe et IVe siècles, en latin, grec ou copte. Les écrits retenus
permettent d’apprécier les différences de doctrines entre le
christianisme de l’église majoritaire et une religiosité plus
marginale, mais cultivant des références communes.
Advisors/Committee Members: Jean-Jacques (Dir.), Rémi (Codir.).
Subjects/Keywords: alchemy
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Touati, C. (2012). Le Purgatoire dans les littératures d’Égypte et d’Afrique du
Nord (Ier-IVe s. ap. J.-C.). (Thesis). Université de Neuchâtel. Retrieved from http://doc.rero.ch/record/30972
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Touati, Charlotte. “Le Purgatoire dans les littératures d’Égypte et d’Afrique du
Nord (Ier-IVe s. ap. J.-C.).” 2012. Thesis, Université de Neuchâtel. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://doc.rero.ch/record/30972.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Touati, Charlotte. “Le Purgatoire dans les littératures d’Égypte et d’Afrique du
Nord (Ier-IVe s. ap. J.-C.).” 2012. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Touati C. Le Purgatoire dans les littératures d’Égypte et d’Afrique du
Nord (Ier-IVe s. ap. J.-C.). [Internet] [Thesis]. Université de Neuchâtel; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/30972.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Touati C. Le Purgatoire dans les littératures d’Égypte et d’Afrique du
Nord (Ier-IVe s. ap. J.-C.). [Thesis]. Université de Neuchâtel; 2012. Available from: http://doc.rero.ch/record/30972
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University of Debrecen
2.
Fazekas, Hanna Dóra.
An Alchemical Reading of the Harry Potter Books by J.K. Rowling
.
Degree: DE – TEK – Bölcsészettudományi Kar, 2013, University of Debrecen
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2437/168759
► For ten long years, Harry Potter is living in darkness. He is an orphan. He is unwanted and neglected. Instead of a room, he has…
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▼ For ten long years, Harry Potter is living in darkness. He is an orphan. He is unwanted
and neglected. Instead of a room, he has a cupboard under the stairs. He keeps dreaming
about a flash of green light that may have caused the death of his parents. There is a scar on
his forehead, shaped like a bolt of lighting. A month before his eleventh birthday, he has a
conversation with a huge snake. Then a letter comes, written in green ink. He is moved from
his cupboard to an upstairs bedroom. On his birthday, a stranger called Rubeus Hagrid
appears and takes Harry to his new home, Hogwarts, a wizarding school headed by the
greatest magician of the era: Albus Dumbledore.
This is the starting point of J.K.Rowling’s Harry Potter books - a novel sequence filled
with hidden meanings and references, following a carefully constructed underlying structure,
while telling the story of four connecting generations, with also a glimpse into a fifth one,
creating a circular pattern - and a reenacting alchemical process. However, to unfold this
secret structure and understand the concealed allusions, we have to set off on a hermeneutical
journey just like Harry himself, and reconstruct his story as the spiritual search of the human
soul for wisdom, light and perfection; or, in other words, the essence of
alchemy.
Advisors/Committee Members: Bényei, Tamás (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: alchemy;
magic
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Fazekas, H. D. (2013). An Alchemical Reading of the Harry Potter Books by J.K. Rowling
. (Thesis). University of Debrecen. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2437/168759
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Fazekas, Hanna Dóra. “An Alchemical Reading of the Harry Potter Books by J.K. Rowling
.” 2013. Thesis, University of Debrecen. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2437/168759.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Fazekas, Hanna Dóra. “An Alchemical Reading of the Harry Potter Books by J.K. Rowling
.” 2013. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Fazekas HD. An Alchemical Reading of the Harry Potter Books by J.K. Rowling
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Debrecen; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2437/168759.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Fazekas HD. An Alchemical Reading of the Harry Potter Books by J.K. Rowling
. [Thesis]. University of Debrecen; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2437/168759
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Bridgeport
3.
Rowan, Audrey E.
The Elements of Earth and Water: Alchemy and the Art of Healing
.
Degree: 2013, University of Bridgeport
URL: https://scholarworks.bridgeport.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/1389
► The present study, rather than beginning with a relatively obvious perceptual experience and attempting to restrain the potentially abstract influence of conceptualization as would be…
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▼ The present study, rather than beginning with a relatively obvious perceptual experience and attempting to restrain the potentially abstract influence of conceptualization as would be the case in a more strict phenomenological model, attempts to work on the basis of the evolving, interpenetrating, and mutually-influencing progression of experience that works between and with both the conceptual and the perceptual on an equal basis. Knowledge is not solely conceptual, but instead is always situated in and arises out of the interpenetration between the intricately felt perceptual and the conceptual aspects of experience as a whole. A recognition of both the unity of experience and its equally important polar conceptual and perceptual aspects. The Goethean phenomenological method is the most appropriate for this study because of its unique ability to weave together subjective and objective aspects of experience. Rather than seeing this, as would a later, reductionist science, as simply a projection of fantasy onto a dead, abstract world, the alchemists recognized the specific workings of their central principle: “As above, so below; as within, so without.” The alchemists understood that the only reason the processes of the natural world could be elaborated and understood was because the same processes were at work within the individual. The following study attempts to illuminate the practical application of these principles in the art of Naturopathic medicine, a medicine based in holism and vitalism. In its overall form, structure and composition, the microcosm of the human body reflects the macrocosm of Nature. Disease and dysfunction arise when there is imbalance; healing consists of bringing the microcosm of the human body back into balance with the macrocosm of Nature.
Subjects/Keywords: Naturopathy;
Alchemy;
Goethean phenomenological method
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Rowan, A. E. (2013). The Elements of Earth and Water: Alchemy and the Art of Healing
. (Thesis). University of Bridgeport. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.bridgeport.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/1389
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rowan, Audrey E. “The Elements of Earth and Water: Alchemy and the Art of Healing
.” 2013. Thesis, University of Bridgeport. Accessed March 08, 2021.
https://scholarworks.bridgeport.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/1389.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rowan, Audrey E. “The Elements of Earth and Water: Alchemy and the Art of Healing
.” 2013. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Rowan AE. The Elements of Earth and Water: Alchemy and the Art of Healing
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Bridgeport; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: https://scholarworks.bridgeport.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/1389.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Rowan AE. The Elements of Earth and Water: Alchemy and the Art of Healing
. [Thesis]. University of Bridgeport; 2013. Available from: https://scholarworks.bridgeport.edu/xmlui/handle/123456789/1389
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Rochester Institute of Technology
4.
Lee, Jaiik.
Sculptural life forms.
Degree: School for American Crafts (CIAS), 2011, Rochester Institute of Technology
URL: https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/3251
► The purpose of my art is to express the mystery of life. Through the shaping of material mass, I induce my work to influence space…
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▼ The purpose of my art is to express the mystery of life. Through the shaping of
material mass, I induce my work to influence space and time in an attempt to discover
special meaning about the life phenomenon of all creatures from the beginning of time
to their present manifestations today.
The origin of life has been the
subject of numerous debates including those pitting
creationism against evolution and churchmen against scientists. There remain, however,
discoveries and artifacts like ancient fish fossils, that connect features of our humans
ancestors with other living organisms. Perhaps this is a riddle that will never be solved
and an assignment that cannot be completed. I cannot define what truth is in regards
to this issue and can only guess that the beginning of life started somewhere along the
line. I can, however, define the process for seeking the truth about the nature of life
without hesitation: It is `Evolution', part of the title for my work `Evolutionary Stream'.
Evolution is a metaphor for life and also a paradox of life at the same time, because it
reveals that many historical debates and controversies are useless. Most important to
me in relationship to this issue is the facts that we are now living and breathing beings
who have developed as one of the great creatures of our universe and that we continually struggle to evolve and develop our life's future. The different sculptural
forms depicted in my work show the mysterious nature of life, Not only of human
beings, but of everything that is alive. My desire was to create a dynamic yet
harmonious relationship between form and surface, and capture the critical moments
of any creature's efforts to live and move forward.
Advisors/Committee Members: Caballero-Perez, Juan.
Subjects/Keywords: Alchemy; Craft; Fossil; Installation; Metal; Sculpture
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Lee, J. (2011). Sculptural life forms. (Thesis). Rochester Institute of Technology. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/3251
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lee, Jaiik. “Sculptural life forms.” 2011. Thesis, Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed March 08, 2021.
https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/3251.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lee, Jaiik. “Sculptural life forms.” 2011. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lee J. Sculptural life forms. [Internet] [Thesis]. Rochester Institute of Technology; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/3251.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Lee J. Sculptural life forms. [Thesis]. Rochester Institute of Technology; 2011. Available from: https://scholarworks.rit.edu/theses/3251
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Queens University
5.
Nardelli, Rosalie.
Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Composite Portraits and the Alchemical Universe of the Early Modern Habsburg Court (1546-1612)
.
Degree: Art History, 2014, Queens University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/12277
► At the Renaissance noble court, particularly in the principalities of the Holy Roman Empire, alchemical pursuits were wildly popular and encouraged. By the reign of…
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▼ At the Renaissance noble court, particularly in the principalities of the Holy Roman Empire, alchemical pursuits were wildly popular and encouraged. By the reign of Rudolf II in the late sixteenth century, Prague had become synonymous with the study of alchemy, as the emperor, renowned for his interest in natural magic, welcomed numerous influential alchemists from across Europe to his imperial residence and private laboratory. Given the prevalence of alchemical activities and the ubiquity of the occult at the Habsburg court, it seems plausible that the art growing out of this context would have been shaped by this unique intellectual climate.
In 1562, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, a previously little-known designer of windows and frescoes from Milan, was summoned across the Alps by Ferdinand I to fulfil the role of court portraitist in Vienna. Over the span of a quarter-century, Arcimboldo continued to serve faithfully the Habsburg family, working in various capacities for Maximilian II and later for his successor, Rudolf II, in Prague. As Arcimboldo developed artistically at the Habsburg court, he gained tremendous recognition for his composite portraits, artworks for which he is most well-known today. Through a focused investigation of his Four Seasons, Four Elements, and Vertumnus, a portrait of Rudolf II under the guise of the god of seasons and transformation, an attempt will be made to reveal the alchemical undercurrents present in Arcimboldo’s work. This is not to say that Arcimboldo’s puzzle portraits reference specific alchemical treatises, or that the artist participated actively in alchemical experiments. Rather, in their transformative configuration and subject matter, Arcimboldo’s composite portraits reflect the very ethos of alchemical philosophy and spirituality that so permeated the early modern Habsburg court, an intellectual environment to which he belonged and contributed for a considerable span of time.
Subjects/Keywords: Rudolf II
;
Arcimboldo
;
Maximillian II
;
Alchemy
;
Habsburg
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Nardelli, R. (2014). Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Composite Portraits and the Alchemical Universe of the Early Modern Habsburg Court (1546-1612)
. (Thesis). Queens University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1974/12277
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Nardelli, Rosalie. “Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Composite Portraits and the Alchemical Universe of the Early Modern Habsburg Court (1546-1612)
.” 2014. Thesis, Queens University. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1974/12277.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Nardelli, Rosalie. “Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Composite Portraits and the Alchemical Universe of the Early Modern Habsburg Court (1546-1612)
.” 2014. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Nardelli R. Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Composite Portraits and the Alchemical Universe of the Early Modern Habsburg Court (1546-1612)
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Queens University; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/12277.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Nardelli R. Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s Composite Portraits and the Alchemical Universe of the Early Modern Habsburg Court (1546-1612)
. [Thesis]. Queens University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/12277
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Delaware
6.
Berry Drago, Elisabeth.
Thomas Wijck's painted alchemists at the intersection of art, science, and practice.
Degree: PhD, University of Delaware, Department of Art History, 2016, University of Delaware
URL: http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19786
► The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries represent an alchemical “Golden Age,” a time of growth and discovery for alchemy’s diverse practitioners. During this era, alchemists were…
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▼ The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries represent an alchemical “Golden Age,” a
time of growth and discovery for alchemy’s diverse practitioners. During this era,
alchemists were engaged in a wide array of commercial enterprises, from mining to dye
and pigment manufacture to the production of chemical medicines. Alchemical treatises
circulated across a broad spectrum of society, from artisans and tradesmen to scholars
and princes. The term “laboratory” emerged during this period as a specific descriptor of
sites of chemical inquiry—indicating alchemy’s importance to the history of science as a
whole. Yet despite its past ubiquity and utility,
alchemy has since borne negative
associations with magic, occultism, delusion, and greed, and alchemical imagery has in
turn suffered misinterpretation or obscurity.
Many modern interpretations of alchemical art centralize Pieter Bruegel the
Elder’s 1558 satirical print, The Alchemist, a scene that lampoons vain hopes for
transmutated gold; others focus on the mess and disorder of the pictured workshop as
signs of alchemy’s failures. Yet the popularity of alchemical scenes swelled during this
period, particularly in the Dutch Republic, where they were produced in large numbers.
The diversity of these images indicate a similarly diverse range of responses to
alchemy,
ranging from skepticism to respect, delight and curiosity.
The alchemical paintings of Thomas Wijck (1616-1677) present a substantial
body of laboratory imagery—as well as a remarkable challenge to narratives of greed and
folly. Wijck’s painted laboratories model domestic harmony, scholarly study, and expert
knowledge of materials. Rather than charlatans or dupes, his alchemists are respectable
and scholarly artisans who pursue intellectual and empirical work. In representing
alchemists as artisans, Wijck reframes
alchemy in the context of the familiar, as well as
socially and economically vital, artisanal workshop. His images further emphasize the
practices and products of the laboratory, presenting colored powders and raw materials
that epitomize the desirable and useful alchemically created pigments, dyes, and
medicines that circulated widely in the early modern marketplace. Wijck’s choice to
depict his alchemists as makers of artists’ materials, rather than seekers of gold or cures,
is a remarkable one. It affirms the connections between his
subject matter, his practices as
a painter, and his place within a Netherlandish art-theoretical tradition that linked
alchemy and experiment to artistic virtuosity.
Wijck’s international success, and his connections to elite communities engaged
in natural philosophical experiments, shed new light on the market for alchemical
pictures and other “modern” genre scenes of emerging empirical disciplines. His
specialization in
alchemy further indicates its utility as a tool for fashioning an artistic
identity rooted in curiosity, ingenuity, and transformation. As a painter, and particularly
as a painter in oils, Wijck was connected to a legacy…
Advisors/Committee Members: Chapman, H. Perry.
Subjects/Keywords: Wijck, Thomas, – 1616-1677.; Alchemy in art.
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Berry Drago, E. (2016). Thomas Wijck's painted alchemists at the intersection of art, science, and practice. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Delaware. Retrieved from http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19786
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Berry Drago, Elisabeth. “Thomas Wijck's painted alchemists at the intersection of art, science, and practice.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Delaware. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19786.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Berry Drago, Elisabeth. “Thomas Wijck's painted alchemists at the intersection of art, science, and practice.” 2016. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Berry Drago E. Thomas Wijck's painted alchemists at the intersection of art, science, and practice. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Delaware; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19786.
Council of Science Editors:
Berry Drago E. Thomas Wijck's painted alchemists at the intersection of art, science, and practice. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Delaware; 2016. Available from: http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/19786
7.
Lepri, Ivan.
L'atomismo dei Democritei : The Atomism among the Democreteans.
Degree: Docteur es, Philosophie, 2018, Paris 1; Università degli studi La Sapienza (Rome)
URL: http://www.theses.fr/2018PA01H209
► Le travail présente une analyse systématique des témoignages et des fragments concernant les philosophes atomistes, «élèves» de Leucippe et Démocrite de Abdère. L'objectif poursuivi dans…
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▼ Le travail présente une analyse systématique des témoignages et des fragments concernant les philosophes atomistes, «élèves» de Leucippe et Démocrite de Abdère. L'objectif poursuivi dans cette thèse est de fournir une définition adaptée et dans la mesure du possible cohérente de ce qu'on entend par «Democritéens» ou «atomiste antique» après Démocrite, mais également de montrer que une définition pareille ne peut pas être séparée de l'analyse de la diffusion de l'atomisme dans la Grèce orientale et les territoires de la Syrie, de l'Égypte et probablement de la Phénicie. Séparée du milieu thrace originaire que, à part Leucippe et Démocrite, inclut vraisemblablement également Métrodore de Chio, la « phase » historique de l'atomisme du IV-Ill siècle av. J.-C. présente des caractères inédits pour la spéculation de Leucippe et Democrite. Il n'est pas seulement nécessaire d'examiner la vie et la pensée de ces atomistes à la lumière de la position aux cours d'Alexandre et de ses épigones dans le IV siècle av. J.-C., mais aussi par rapport à la culture égyptienne de matrice alchimique qui «reçoit» l'atomisme de Democrite. Par rapport aux « plusieurs voix » qui la théorie de l'ancien atomisme prendra dans un cadre bien transformé, il est nécessaire de garder la définition de «atomisme» et «Democritéens» en contrepartie d'une exigence méthodologique et historico-philosophique. L'analyse de la pensée de ces philosophes présente, en effet, des caractères compréhensibles à la lumière du lien existant chez Démocrite entre éthique et physique. Encore : la théorie de la connaissance de type «obscure» (σκοτίη) est un concept qui se révèle essentiel pour le chercheur qui veuille comprendre certains passages de la spéculation de ces atomistes postérieurs.
The work is a systematic analysis of the testimonies and the fragments about the ancient atomists, “pupils” of Leucippus and Democritus. The aim of the thesis is to propose an appropriate meaning of the “democriteans” or “ancient atomist” after Democritus, also considering that these terms cannot be separated by the diffusion of this philosophy in the areas of Eastern Greece, Syria, Egypt and, probably, Fenicia. In the 4th-3rd c. BC the historical phase of the atomism is different from the original Thracian context, that includes Leucippus, Democritus and also Metrodorus of Chios, and it shows unprecedented aspects for the leucippean and democritean speculation. The study of these atomists’ life and theory has to consider their role within the court of Alexander and his Epigeons in the 4th c. BC, and the alchemic Egyptian culture “receiving” the atomism. In this new and mutated context the leucippean-democritean theory will have "many voices", otherwise the terms 'atomism' and “democritean” still need to be used according to methodological, hystorical and philosophical demands. The theory of these philosophers, in fact, can be understood only in the light of the democritean connection between physics and ethics. Furthermore the epistemological theory of Democritus concerning the…
Advisors/Committee Members: Morel, Pierre-Marie (thesis director), Fronterotta, Francesco (thesis director).
Subjects/Keywords: Atomisme; Scepticisme; Alchimie; Atomism; Scepticism; Alchemy; 146.5
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Lepri, I. (2018). L'atomismo dei Democritei : The Atomism among the Democreteans. (Doctoral Dissertation). Paris 1; Università degli studi La Sapienza (Rome). Retrieved from http://www.theses.fr/2018PA01H209
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lepri, Ivan. “L'atomismo dei Democritei : The Atomism among the Democreteans.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Paris 1; Università degli studi La Sapienza (Rome). Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://www.theses.fr/2018PA01H209.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lepri, Ivan. “L'atomismo dei Democritei : The Atomism among the Democreteans.” 2018. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Lepri I. L'atomismo dei Democritei : The Atomism among the Democreteans. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Paris 1; Università degli studi La Sapienza (Rome); 2018. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2018PA01H209.
Council of Science Editors:
Lepri I. L'atomismo dei Democritei : The Atomism among the Democreteans. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Paris 1; Università degli studi La Sapienza (Rome); 2018. Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2018PA01H209
University of Ottawa
8.
Laura, Van Dyke.
An Eco-Alchemical Vision: Hermetic Writing in Twentieth-Century British Literature
.
Degree: 2019, University of Ottawa
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/39469
► “An Eco-Alchemical Vision: Hermetic Writing in Twentieth-Century British Literature” examines the intersection of alchemical thinking with contemporary green discourses. This project focuses on four writers…
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▼ “An Eco-Alchemical Vision: Hermetic Writing in Twentieth-Century British Literature” examines the intersection of alchemical thinking with contemporary green discourses. This project focuses on four writers from the last century: W. B. Yeats, Charles Williams, Lindsay Clarke, and Patrick Harpur. It considers a wide selection of their writing across literary genres, including the novel, the short story, the essay and poetry. While each of the texts under consideration figures the relationship between the human and the nonhuman world in different ways, reading them alongside one another reveals a shared preoccupation with the status of the material world. For these writers, the alchemical tradition offers a way of both speaking and thinking about physical phenomena that affirms our complex entanglement with materiality. Like the medieval and Renaissance alchemists, all four writers seek to disrupt the rigidity of the boundaries often erected between what dominant modes of thinking in the Western philosophic tradition have categorized as organic and inorganic. My analysis of each writer will draw out how the material is represented in their literary work, and what we might gain from reading their work ecocritically. There are thus three converging lines of inquiry that will frame this project: first, how does this minor current of what I am describing as “eco-alchemical” fiction and poetry fit within larger movements in twentieth-century British literature; second, how do these four figures recuperate alchemical thinking for twentieth-century and contemporary audiences; and third, what does this contribute to the current field of ecocriticism.
Subjects/Keywords: Twentieth-Century Literature;
Ecotheory;
Alchemy;
Hermeticism
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Laura, V. D. (2019). An Eco-Alchemical Vision: Hermetic Writing in Twentieth-Century British Literature
. (Thesis). University of Ottawa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10393/39469
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Laura, Van Dyke. “An Eco-Alchemical Vision: Hermetic Writing in Twentieth-Century British Literature
.” 2019. Thesis, University of Ottawa. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10393/39469.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Laura, Van Dyke. “An Eco-Alchemical Vision: Hermetic Writing in Twentieth-Century British Literature
.” 2019. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Laura VD. An Eco-Alchemical Vision: Hermetic Writing in Twentieth-Century British Literature
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/39469.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Laura VD. An Eco-Alchemical Vision: Hermetic Writing in Twentieth-Century British Literature
. [Thesis]. University of Ottawa; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10393/39469
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Princeton University
9.
Artun, Tuna.
Hearts of Gold and Silver: The Production of Alchemical Knowledge in the Early Modern Ottoman World
.
Degree: PhD, 2013, Princeton University
URL: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01xd07gs731
► This dissertation is an initial attempt to historically contextualize the Ottoman alchemical literature and those who produced it. Starting in the late fifteenth century, the…
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▼ This dissertation is an initial attempt to historically contextualize the Ottoman alchemical literature and those who produced it. Starting in the late fifteenth century, the Islamic tradition of
alchemy was transmitted and vernacularized by learned Rumis who would make significant contributions to it over the course of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
The first part of the dissertation introduces the major works, the contents thereof, and the alchemists who authored them in the early modern Ottoman world. I argue that the writings attributed to `Ali Çelebi, also known as al-mu'allif al-jadid ("the new author"), in particular belie the traditional characterization of Ottoman science as stagnant and derivative. At the same time, I maintain that the learned population's interest in
alchemy greatly increased in the early seventeenth century, at a time when the `Ali Çelebi corpus began to circulate widely within the Empire and subsequently engendered a period of intense textual activity in this branch of knowledge. Employing the unusual interactions of the Ottoman Sultan Murad IV (r. 1623-40) with a number of alchemists as a starting point, I link this seventeenth-century moment to the flooding of the eastern Mediterranean world with debased European coins.
In the second part, I focus on the elusive alchemist `Ali Çelebi and trace the ways in which his early modern readership actively sought to fashion an author-figure out of a textual material that betrayed limited, and often ambiguous, autobiographical information. After demonstrating that the corpus of alchemical books and treatises ascribed to him had circulated anonymously for almost three decades, I investigate the multiple competing author-figures that were imagined by the commentators, copyists, and readers of these texts. I attribute the overwhelming popularity of one of these figures, Eshrefzade `Ali, to his distinguished Sufi pedigree, which emerged gradually over the course of the long seventeenth century as the corpus reached a larger audience. This, I claim, is indicative of the kinds of circles that were involved in the (re-)production of alchemical knowledge in the Ottoman world, many of which were connected to particular Sufi orders.
Advisors/Committee Members: Greene, Molly (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: alchemy;
esoteric;
occult;
Ottoman;
science;
Sufism
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Artun, T. (2013). Hearts of Gold and Silver: The Production of Alchemical Knowledge in the Early Modern Ottoman World
. (Doctoral Dissertation). Princeton University. Retrieved from http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01xd07gs731
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Artun, Tuna. “Hearts of Gold and Silver: The Production of Alchemical Knowledge in the Early Modern Ottoman World
.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Princeton University. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01xd07gs731.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Artun, Tuna. “Hearts of Gold and Silver: The Production of Alchemical Knowledge in the Early Modern Ottoman World
.” 2013. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Artun T. Hearts of Gold and Silver: The Production of Alchemical Knowledge in the Early Modern Ottoman World
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Princeton University; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01xd07gs731.
Council of Science Editors:
Artun T. Hearts of Gold and Silver: The Production of Alchemical Knowledge in the Early Modern Ottoman World
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Princeton University; 2013. Available from: http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01xd07gs731
University of Florida
10.
Shaeffer, Katherine H.
The Invisible Art of Alchemy: Chaucer to the Graphic Novel.
Degree: PhD, English, 2015, University of Florida
URL: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0049126
Subjects/Keywords: alchemy; chaucer; comics
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Shaeffer, K. H. (2015). The Invisible Art of Alchemy: Chaucer to the Graphic Novel. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Florida. Retrieved from https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0049126
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Shaeffer, Katherine H. “The Invisible Art of Alchemy: Chaucer to the Graphic Novel.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Florida. Accessed March 08, 2021.
https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0049126.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shaeffer, Katherine H. “The Invisible Art of Alchemy: Chaucer to the Graphic Novel.” 2015. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Shaeffer KH. The Invisible Art of Alchemy: Chaucer to the Graphic Novel. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Florida; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0049126.
Council of Science Editors:
Shaeffer KH. The Invisible Art of Alchemy: Chaucer to the Graphic Novel. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Florida; 2015. Available from: https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0049126
California State University – Chico
11.
Olivera, Joshua John.
We'll Build The Perfect Ship
.
Degree: 2012, California State University – Chico
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.4/395
► ABSTRACT WE'LL BUILD THE PERFECT SHIP by Joshua Olivera Master of Fine Arts in Art California State University, Chico Fall 2011 The project, We???ll Build…
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▼ ABSTRACT
WE'LL BUILD THE PERFECT SHIP
by
Joshua Olivera
Master of Fine Arts in Art
California State University, Chico
Fall 2011
The project, We???ll Build the Perfect Ship is an exploration into the
contemporary landscape resulting in an exhibition of seven works of art. The nonobjective
images, contained in We???ll Build the Perfect Ship contain a reference to and
reverence for the landscape. The images speak to the language and history of landscape
painting while emphasizing the composition and choice of materials and celebrating the
pieces as objects as much as images. The project began as a response to coming back to
my native Northern California home after living in Germany. I began to see the landscape
in Northern California very differently than I had previously because of the contrast in
language and history. Exploring the history and lasting effects of manifest destiny on the
American West, specifically Northern California, We???ll Build the Perfect Ship becomes a
material expression of observations and concerns regarding the landscape. Drawing
parallels with
alchemy and our building instincts, We???ll Build the Perfect Ship contains
references to the landscape as a complex series of systems, not merely imagery to be
framed or beheld.
Advisors/Committee Members: Kuiper, James A (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Drawing parallels with alchemy and building instincts
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Olivera, J. J. (2012). We'll Build The Perfect Ship
. (Thesis). California State University – Chico. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10211.4/395
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Olivera, Joshua John. “We'll Build The Perfect Ship
.” 2012. Thesis, California State University – Chico. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10211.4/395.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Olivera, Joshua John. “We'll Build The Perfect Ship
.” 2012. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Olivera JJ. We'll Build The Perfect Ship
. [Internet] [Thesis]. California State University – Chico; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.4/395.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Olivera JJ. We'll Build The Perfect Ship
. [Thesis]. California State University – Chico; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10211.4/395
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
12.
Ghani, Adam.
Contemporary art and the liminal space : refuge for the divine in an empirical world?.
Degree: PhD, 2019, University of Northampton
URL: https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/23a286a4-0552-4c99-b9fa-4f58fd797305
;
https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.808121
► This research explores whether a concept of the divine can have alternative expression outside of religious bodies in contemporary art and utilises this notion in…
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▼ This research explores whether a concept of the divine can have alternative expression outside of religious bodies in contemporary art and utilises this notion in the idea of liminality, which is defined as a transitory rite of passage between different states of self. Since the liminal is a fundamentally ambiguous and uncertain experience, this research frames its argument in the idea that a perception of the divine has its refuge in such a state, regardless of whether religious creeds of the sacred have been rejected. It is through a contemporary art venue then, that the liminal concept can be applied for the purposes of testing this theory. In the search for contemporary art mediums that are dynamic enough to fit this ambitious criteria, it is the discipline of intermedia art which has been selected, involving the bringing together of various elements (be they visual, aural or textual) and applying them, all at once. With the potential of simultaneous artistic effects at work, which become disorientating in their potentially ambiguous effect, such a method subsequently becomes the direct evocation of the liminal experience. A Practice Review examining various examples of intermedia art, from contemporary practitioners, demonstrates how the liminal theme applies to their works, followed by an in-depth exploration of the theme itself through the lens of various disciplines (such as depth psychology). A Methodology will be laid out for the application of my own intermedia framework, which selects visual split screen montage with audio and text incorporated from other sources, thereby reconfiguring the original narratives displayed. This framework of utilising previously unrelated elements is correlated to the metaphorical application of Alchemy, which depth psychologists have perceived as a process of the psyche and through which one element mediates between the others, thereby conducting a liminal operation. The research then analyses a sequence of seven completed montage works that make up the practical side of this undertaking, all utilising historical subject matter as originally interpreted in biographical film sources and then aligning them to a counterpart in order to grasp a mythical commonality. From this, we can detect and interpret the archetypal significance of such figures and why they have historically been symbolic to whole cultures, having long lasting effects on the political, social and cultural zeitgeists of their time. From these works, we can therefore detect how an unorthodox notion of the divine is evident in narratives which initially seemed to have no relation to spiritual concepts; however, when re-configured in relation to new elements, historic time is suspended and through the liminal effect, deeper narratives of divine myth become signified.
Subjects/Keywords: liminal; liminality; divine; sacred; numinous; alchemy; intermedia
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Ghani, A. (2019). Contemporary art and the liminal space : refuge for the divine in an empirical world?. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Northampton. Retrieved from https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/23a286a4-0552-4c99-b9fa-4f58fd797305 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.808121
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ghani, Adam. “Contemporary art and the liminal space : refuge for the divine in an empirical world?.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Northampton. Accessed March 08, 2021.
https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/23a286a4-0552-4c99-b9fa-4f58fd797305 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.808121.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ghani, Adam. “Contemporary art and the liminal space : refuge for the divine in an empirical world?.” 2019. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ghani A. Contemporary art and the liminal space : refuge for the divine in an empirical world?. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Northampton; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/23a286a4-0552-4c99-b9fa-4f58fd797305 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.808121.
Council of Science Editors:
Ghani A. Contemporary art and the liminal space : refuge for the divine in an empirical world?. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Northampton; 2019. Available from: https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/23a286a4-0552-4c99-b9fa-4f58fd797305 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.808121
Montana Tech
13.
Brink, Jolene M, Mrs.
from A Poetry Handbook for Mining Engineers.
Degree: MFA, 2016, Montana Tech
URL: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/10714
► This poetry collection utilizes A.G. Charleton’s Report Book for Mining Engineers (Whitehead, Morris & Co, 1908). The original 200-page report book contains questions and…
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▼ This poetry collection utilizes A.G. Charleton’s Report Book for Mining Engineers (Whitehead, Morris & Co, 1908). The original 200-page report book contains questions and blank entries for the engineer to collect information for mine owners planning to sell or acquire property. The poems in from A Poetry Handbook for Mining Engineers use the artifact of this handbook—and the unanswered questions in the found text—to interrogate historic language surrounding mining and excavation, as well as material accumulation, alchemical practices, and the tradition of mining in northern Minnesota and the Norwegian village of Røros.
Subjects/Keywords: poetry; mining; alchemy; copper; Nonfiction; Poetry
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Brink, Jolene M, M. (2016). from A Poetry Handbook for Mining Engineers. (Thesis). Montana Tech. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/10714
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Brink, Jolene M, Mrs. “from A Poetry Handbook for Mining Engineers.” 2016. Thesis, Montana Tech. Accessed March 08, 2021.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/10714.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Brink, Jolene M, Mrs. “from A Poetry Handbook for Mining Engineers.” 2016. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Brink, Jolene M M. from A Poetry Handbook for Mining Engineers. [Internet] [Thesis]. Montana Tech; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/10714.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Brink, Jolene M M. from A Poetry Handbook for Mining Engineers. [Thesis]. Montana Tech; 2016. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/10714
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Alberta
14.
Legacy, Jessica L.
Unmaking.
Degree: MA, Department of English and Film Studies, 2012, University of Alberta
URL: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/1544bq568
► Unmaking is an allegory of the alchemical process through the tale of a medieval hunt. It combines symbolic alchemical language with the scientific method established…
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▼ Unmaking is an allegory of the alchemical process
through the tale of a medieval hunt. It combines symbolic
alchemical language with the scientific method established in both
alchemy and hunting in the medieval and early modern period, and
presents this research as a “speculative” historical fiction. That
is to say, if the coded procedure present in the manuscripts was
the way to achieve alchemy, then Unmaking is what that process
might look like.
Subjects/Keywords: albedo; rubedo; medieval; nigredo; unmaking; allegory; creative; hunting; alchemy; citrinas
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Legacy, J. L. (2012). Unmaking. (Masters Thesis). University of Alberta. Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/1544bq568
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Legacy, Jessica L. “Unmaking.” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of Alberta. Accessed March 08, 2021.
https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/1544bq568.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Legacy, Jessica L. “Unmaking.” 2012. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Legacy JL. Unmaking. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Alberta; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/1544bq568.
Council of Science Editors:
Legacy JL. Unmaking. [Masters Thesis]. University of Alberta; 2012. Available from: https://era.library.ualberta.ca/files/1544bq568
Cornell University
15.
Duperon, Matthew.
The Contemplative Idiom in Chan Buddhist Rhetoric and Indian and Chinese Alchemy.
Degree: 2006, Cornell University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3429
► The first chapter is an analysis of the rhetorical and transformative functions of language in Chan Buddhist rhetoric. It begins with a critique of the…
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▼ The first chapter is an analysis of the rhetorical and transformative functions of language in Chan Buddhist rhetoric. It begins with a critique of the traditional category of "mysticism" as used to describe religious traditions defined by a focus upon "mystical experience" as an extraordinary psychological state that is phenomenologically similar across traditions. It proposes a different typology for identifying these types of traditions that refers to their similar rhetorical idiom of contemplation and transformation of consciousness. The case of Chan Buddhism is examined to illustrate how this contemplative idiom functions rhetorically to create and contest authority, and how it works to frame an alternate conception of reality and lead the practitioner to instantiate that conception by transforming his apprehension of reality.
The second chapter is an exposition and examination of the religious phenomenon of alchemy, specifically as manifested in the traditions of India and China. It argues that alchemy is not a single, continuous global phenomenon, but rather a peculiar set of instances of contemplative language applied to certain commonly observed material processes. It concludes that each case of alchemy is an independent use of a peculiar idiom to express specific cultural values, but that the parallel material processes involved necessarily produce certain similarities in each instance.
Subjects/Keywords: Chan Buddhism; Alchemy; Mysticism
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Duperon, M. (2006). The Contemplative Idiom in Chan Buddhist Rhetoric and Indian and Chinese Alchemy. (Thesis). Cornell University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3429
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Duperon, Matthew. “The Contemplative Idiom in Chan Buddhist Rhetoric and Indian and Chinese Alchemy.” 2006. Thesis, Cornell University. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3429.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Duperon, Matthew. “The Contemplative Idiom in Chan Buddhist Rhetoric and Indian and Chinese Alchemy.” 2006. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Duperon M. The Contemplative Idiom in Chan Buddhist Rhetoric and Indian and Chinese Alchemy. [Internet] [Thesis]. Cornell University; 2006. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3429.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Duperon M. The Contemplative Idiom in Chan Buddhist Rhetoric and Indian and Chinese Alchemy. [Thesis]. Cornell University; 2006. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3429
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Bristol
16.
Leendertz-Ford, Anna S. T.
Anatomy of seventeenth-century alchemy and chemistry.
Degree: PhD, 2020, University of Bristol
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1983/5a44af18-3eda-4835-ae3b-b9aa6ab598e2
► It is claimed that alchemy and alchemists/early modern chymists contributed substantially to proto-chemistry in important ways. To a significant degree, sound science was being practised…
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▼ It is claimed that alchemy and alchemists/early modern chymists contributed substantially to proto-chemistry in important ways. To a significant degree, sound science was being practised in the Latin West during the seventeenth century, though not all criteria were met consistently across all nations at all times. This thesis will: (1)Define the criteria for best practice of science (specifically chemistry) using a Wittgensteinian approach; (2)Examine the level to which such criteria were appreciated and adhered to across a representative sample of chemical practices during the seventeenth century. As a counteraction to the extremely negative perceptions of alchemy, often associated with the occult, I demonstrate a dynamic, international community, whose operational practices, far from being unscientific, included many of the criteria which are regarded in modern times as essential prerequisites of science. Determining exactly what constitutes good science is problematic, especially since it is disputed by some that science can even be distinguished from non-science. Therefore, a Wittgensteinian 'family resembles' approach to analysis of science has been selected, establishing the essential characteristics by which good science can be recognised. These criteria are divided into two groups, one designated ‘core requirements’ plus further ‘desirable’ elements. By evaluating various Early Modern chymistry textbooks, operational procedures, research communities and other components, I conclude that many of the criteria for good science were extant in the period in the Latin West. There are a few criteria which are under-represented or absent, for example, Popperian falsificationism and an inconsistent application of scepticism. The overall conclusion is the core criteria of critical reasoning, robust experimentation techniques, challenges to authorities and many of the important values and methods were present within a research community that had developed significantly in the Early Modern period, spanning Europe during the seventeenth-century and beyond.
Subjects/Keywords: Philosophy of Science; Alchemy; Chemistry; Early modern history
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Leendertz-Ford, A. S. T. (2020). Anatomy of seventeenth-century alchemy and chemistry. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Bristol. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1983/5a44af18-3eda-4835-ae3b-b9aa6ab598e2
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Leendertz-Ford, Anna S T. “Anatomy of seventeenth-century alchemy and chemistry.” 2020. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Bristol. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1983/5a44af18-3eda-4835-ae3b-b9aa6ab598e2.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Leendertz-Ford, Anna S T. “Anatomy of seventeenth-century alchemy and chemistry.” 2020. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Leendertz-Ford AST. Anatomy of seventeenth-century alchemy and chemistry. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Bristol; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1983/5a44af18-3eda-4835-ae3b-b9aa6ab598e2.
Council of Science Editors:
Leendertz-Ford AST. Anatomy of seventeenth-century alchemy and chemistry. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Bristol; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1983/5a44af18-3eda-4835-ae3b-b9aa6ab598e2
Queens University
17.
Diotallevi, Dante.
A modern interpretation of Robert Fludd's symbolic illustrations
.
Degree: Philosophy, 2015, Queens University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/13724
► This thesis defends the worldview and reasoning of Robert Fludd through a detailed examination of his illustrations. I am continuing the work of Wolfgang Pauli,…
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▼ This thesis defends the worldview and reasoning of Robert Fludd through a detailed examination of his illustrations. I am continuing the work of Wolfgang Pauli, who wrote on Fludd’s polemic with Johannes Kepler. Diving into this fascinating event in the history of science, my contribution is a more detailed analysis of the mathematical dimension, particularly of arithmetic and the concept of number. I begin by giving the context of Fludd’s systematic philosophy. Following this is Fludd’s macrocosmic thesis of how the divine presence manifests in the external world. From this basis comes Fludd’s microcosmic thesis of how the divine presence manifests in the human being. Both theses have the same formal structure, which I have identified as a theoretical logistic. In contrast, Kepler pursued a practical logistic that led to formulation of his three astronomical laws. Each kind of logistic uses formal structures for different purposes, either for predicting regular patterns in sensible objects or for expressing subjective opinions and beliefs. The latter method has an ambiguous relationship with natural science since it relies on the idea acausal meaning. In the conclusion, I discuss this concept as it was articulated by Carl Jung. Combining this with Pauli’s historical thesis, I argue that the objectivity of scientific knowledge depends on both causal and acausal forms of meaning. While the causal is a conscious form of rational ordering (of light), the acausal is decidedly non-rational, hidden and unconscious (of dark). It is this darker side of the human being that the scientific worldview of the West has left unreconciled. In Fludd’s system, there is the potential for what Pauli called a ‘correction of earlier one-sidedness’, which Jung compared to the Eastern concept of Tao. I aim to demonstrate that unified meaning must include the acausal just as absolute systematicity must include the unsystematic.
Subjects/Keywords: Alchemy
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History of Science
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Johannes Kepler
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17th Century
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Synchronicity
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Robert Fludd
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Diotallevi, D. (2015). A modern interpretation of Robert Fludd's symbolic illustrations
. (Thesis). Queens University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1974/13724
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Diotallevi, Dante. “A modern interpretation of Robert Fludd's symbolic illustrations
.” 2015. Thesis, Queens University. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1974/13724.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Diotallevi, Dante. “A modern interpretation of Robert Fludd's symbolic illustrations
.” 2015. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
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Diotallevi D. A modern interpretation of Robert Fludd's symbolic illustrations
. [Internet] [Thesis]. Queens University; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/13724.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Diotallevi D. A modern interpretation of Robert Fludd's symbolic illustrations
. [Thesis]. Queens University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1974/13724
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
18.
Radzevičiūtė,
Arina.
Simbolių kalba Gyvybės medžio
pasaulėvaizdyje.
Degree: Master, Art Criticism, 2014, Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts
URL: http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140703_154750-77248
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► Kūrybinio darbo ašis – tai sakralusis žmogaus tapatybės virsmas kūrybinio akto procesuose. Simbolių kalboje asmenybės evoliucijos raidą įkūnija Gyvybės Medžio samprata. Tarsi dieviškasis augalas, tarp…
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▼ Kūrybinio darbo ašis – tai sakralusis
žmogaus tapatybės virsmas kūrybinio akto procesuose. Simbolių
kalboje asmenybės evoliucijos raidą įkūnija Gyvybės Medžio
samprata. Tarsi dieviškasis augalas, tarp dvasios ir materijos
pasaulių, žmogus savo šaknimis stiebiasi į dangų, o šakomis
leidžiasi žemyn. Būties tobulumo siekiamybė yra kopimas šiuo medžiu
į centrą, sugrįžimas į pirmapradę, nedalomą ir amžiną Būtį.
Daugiaprasmiai simboliai – tai suvokimo pakopos, vedančios tiesos
ieškotoją dieviškojo pažinimo link. Gyvybės Medžio simbolika
įprasmina Būties dualumo sampratą, atskleidžia žmogaus ir kosmoso
santykius, jų tarpusavio vienovę ir saitus. Tai Dangiškosios
Jungtuvės tarp dvasios ir materijos pasaulių, tarp vyriškojo ir
moteriškojo pradų, tarp to, kas regima mirtingosiomis akimis, ir
to, kas dar nepažinta.
The axis of creative work - is sacred
transformation of human identity in the process of creative act.
Symbolism of the Tree of Life gives gives meaning to the concept of
duality of existence, reveals relationships between human and space
and the unity of these links.
Advisors/Committee Members: Varkalaitė, Laimutė (Master’s thesis supervisor), Žukauskienė, Odeta (Master’s thesis reviewer).
Subjects/Keywords: SImbolis; Gyvybės medis; Alchemija; Grafika; Symbol; Tree of Life; Alchemy; Graphics
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Arina. (2014). Simbolių kalba Gyvybės medžio
pasaulėvaizdyje. (Masters Thesis). Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts. Retrieved from http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140703_154750-77248 ;
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Radzevičiūtė,
Arina. “Simbolių kalba Gyvybės medžio
pasaulėvaizdyje.” 2014. Masters Thesis, Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140703_154750-77248 ;.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Radzevičiūtė,
Arina. “Simbolių kalba Gyvybės medžio
pasaulėvaizdyje.” 2014. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
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Author name may be incomplete
Vancouver:
Radzevičiūtė,
Arina. Simbolių kalba Gyvybės medžio
pasaulėvaizdyje. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts; 2014. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140703_154750-77248 ;.
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Radzevičiūtė,
Arina. Simbolių kalba Gyvybės medžio
pasaulėvaizdyje. [Masters Thesis]. Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts; 2014. Available from: http://vddb.laba.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140703_154750-77248 ;
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Brigham Young University
19.
Rich, Sarita Clara.
Reviving the Latent Content of Alchemy in William Shakespeare's Othello.
Degree: MA, 2011, Brigham Young University
URL: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3719&context=etd
► While many of Shakespeare's alchemical allusions are noted for their language of positive regeneration and healing, the playwright's departures from these conventional uses of…
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▼ While many of Shakespeare's alchemical allusions are noted for their language of positive regeneration and healing, the playwright's departures from these conventional uses of alchemy deserve further attention. This essay presents an examination of inversions in the redemptive alchemical paradigm of Othello, a play whose connections to alchemy are not announced by obvious references to gold making, the philosopher's stone, or other key terms relating to the discourse of the opus that a modern audience is likely to recognize. I argue that in Othello, alchemical allusions are more subtly deployed in the language that describes Othello and Desdemona's marriage, in the metaphorical speech of Othello's self-doubt, in Desdemona's characterization, and in Iago's references to medicine. My reading of the alchemical context of the play shows the following: Othello and Desdemona's marriage, a figurative manifestation of the hermaphroditic union in which man and woman consistently appear as equals, counters representations of patriarchal dominance in the early modern period; Othello's capacity for rhetorically gifted expression remains intact instead of disintegrating, as evidenced by the alchemical metaphors in his lamentations of the "loss" of Desdemona's purity; Desdemona's role in the tragedy is illuminated by her characterization which is reminiscent of dual Mercury; and Iago's own alchemical language offers insight into his role as the instigator of tragic events. Taken together, these alchemical associations suggest that Shakespeare found in alchemy a fitting framework in which to present the drama of destabilization.
Subjects/Keywords: Shakespeare; alchemy; alchemist; opus; inversion; English Language and Literature
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Rich, S. C. (2011). Reviving the Latent Content of Alchemy in William Shakespeare's Othello. (Masters Thesis). Brigham Young University. Retrieved from https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3719&context=etd
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Rich, Sarita Clara. “Reviving the Latent Content of Alchemy in William Shakespeare's Othello.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Brigham Young University. Accessed March 08, 2021.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3719&context=etd.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Rich, Sarita Clara. “Reviving the Latent Content of Alchemy in William Shakespeare's Othello.” 2011. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Rich SC. Reviving the Latent Content of Alchemy in William Shakespeare's Othello. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Brigham Young University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3719&context=etd.
Council of Science Editors:
Rich SC. Reviving the Latent Content of Alchemy in William Shakespeare's Othello. [Masters Thesis]. Brigham Young University; 2011. Available from: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3719&context=etd
20.
Zaffini, Sylvain.
De la mystique à la science : dictionnaire historique des termes de la tradition alchimique moderne : From mystics to science : historical dictionary regarding the alchemical traditional terms of the early modern period.
Degree: Docteur es, Histoire, histoire de l'art et archeologie, 2013, Nice
URL: http://www.theses.fr/2013NICE2035
► Si, dès le XVIIIe siècle le vocabulaire de la chimie s’est unifié et s’est vu apposé une certaine nomenclature destinée à faciliter sa compréhension, il…
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▼ Si, dès le XVIIIe siècle le vocabulaire de la chimie s’est unifié et s’est vu apposé une certaine nomenclature destinée à faciliter sa compréhension, il n’en a jamais été de même pour le vocabulaire alchimique. Un vocabulaire est généralement un ensemble cohérent dont les significations sont établies uniformément et non pas individuellement. La particularité du vocabulaire alchimique est de ne pas refléter cet idéal d’uniformisation et de faire primer les interprétations individuelles.Jamais les adeptes de l'art d'hermès n'ont voulu apporter une codification dans l'usage de leurs termes (que ce soit pour les ustensiles ou pour les composants). Ce refus de s'aligner sur une langue technique commune a ostracisé les alchimistes du monde des sciences souvent dites « raisonnées ». Ce fait peut donc amener à appréhender l'alchimie d'une mauvaise manière. En effet, les alchimistes ne sont pas tous des travailleurs isolés, coupés du monde, reclus dans leurs propres acceptions théoriques, leur science participe aussi de cette idée de ''cosmopolis'' très prisée au XVIIIe siècle.Le problème de la compréhension de ce vocabulaire exceptionnel se pose donc de manière récurrente lorsque l’on tented’appréhender l’histoire de l’alchimie et de la replacer dans les contextes socio-culturels auxquels elle ne pouvait éviter d’appartenir.Cette thèse a donc pour but de mieux définircertains termes du vocabulaire alchimique del’époque moderne, de leur donner un sens ausein de leurs environnements littéraires etculturels.
During the XVIIIe century, chemistry has started its journey on the path of the unification, codification and normalization ofits vocabulary. The same process doesn’t apply to alchemy. The vocabulary of the hermetical arts has never managed toestablish a normalized lexical field. Considering that any vocabulary being essentially an attempt to unify ideas around asame concept, the alchemical one shows a particularity by being divided, fragmented and highly individualistic. This fact is most likely not a coincidence, it comes more from a secrecy measure wanted by the alchemists to prevent any greedy use of the powerful alchemical secrets. However, this way of secrecy and complexity has slowly but surely took alchemy away from the established sciences. This state of fact can easily bring one to mistake alchemy for a science of men disconnected from their social and cultural backgrounds, working only for themselves, which is not the case. The matter of the alchemical vocabulary understanding is therefore a reoccurring and prominent issue for whom wants to understand the implications of alchemy in the modern thinking and society. This thesis aims at giving a better understanding of several alchemical terms, concerning Modern era, both on a literary and cultural levels.
Advisors/Committee Members: Beaurepaire, Pierre-Yves (thesis director).
Subjects/Keywords: Alchimie; Esotérisme; Hermésisme; Hermétisme; Spagyrie; Alchemy; Esotericism; Western esotericisme; Hermetism; Spagyrie
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Zaffini, S. (2013). De la mystique à la science : dictionnaire historique des termes de la tradition alchimique moderne : From mystics to science : historical dictionary regarding the alchemical traditional terms of the early modern period. (Doctoral Dissertation). Nice. Retrieved from http://www.theses.fr/2013NICE2035
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zaffini, Sylvain. “De la mystique à la science : dictionnaire historique des termes de la tradition alchimique moderne : From mystics to science : historical dictionary regarding the alchemical traditional terms of the early modern period.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, Nice. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://www.theses.fr/2013NICE2035.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zaffini, Sylvain. “De la mystique à la science : dictionnaire historique des termes de la tradition alchimique moderne : From mystics to science : historical dictionary regarding the alchemical traditional terms of the early modern period.” 2013. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Zaffini S. De la mystique à la science : dictionnaire historique des termes de la tradition alchimique moderne : From mystics to science : historical dictionary regarding the alchemical traditional terms of the early modern period. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Nice; 2013. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2013NICE2035.
Council of Science Editors:
Zaffini S. De la mystique à la science : dictionnaire historique des termes de la tradition alchimique moderne : From mystics to science : historical dictionary regarding the alchemical traditional terms of the early modern period. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Nice; 2013. Available from: http://www.theses.fr/2013NICE2035
University of Kansas
21.
Dwyer, Timothy M.
Alone With the Alone.
Degree: M.F.A., Visual Art, 2011, University of Kansas
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7681
► This dissertation examines the artistic creative process and it's relationship with esoteric spiritual and religious beliefs and practices. Pulling from traditional, hermetic, and occult sources,…
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▼ This dissertation examines the artistic creative process and it's relationship with esoteric spiritual and religious beliefs and practices. Pulling from traditional, hermetic, and occult sources, I have developed an alternative view of the creative process, in which I see it symbolic of a metaphysical rite in humans. This metaphysical rite is rooted in the fact that humans are creative beings and this innate creative functioning is what makes us unique. To better demonstrate this view, I have developed my own creative process into an intuitively based ritual, performed before a live audience.
Advisors/Committee Members: Krueger, Michael (advisor), Nam, Yoonmi (cmtemember), Bitters, Shawn (cmtemember).
Subjects/Keywords: Fine arts; Metaphysics; Spirituality; Alchemy; Creativity; D.i.y.; Esoteric; Performance art; Surahwardi
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Dwyer, T. M. (2011). Alone With the Alone. (Masters Thesis). University of Kansas. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7681
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Dwyer, Timothy M. “Alone With the Alone.” 2011. Masters Thesis, University of Kansas. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7681.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Dwyer, Timothy M. “Alone With the Alone.” 2011. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Dwyer TM. Alone With the Alone. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Kansas; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7681.
Council of Science Editors:
Dwyer TM. Alone With the Alone. [Masters Thesis]. University of Kansas; 2011. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1808/7681
University of Edinburgh
22.
Ashrowan, Richard.
Alchemical catoptrics : light, matter and methodologies of transformation in moving image practice.
Degree: PhD, 2016, University of Edinburgh
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31017
► The transformation of matter and the reflection of light are at the heart of filmmaking and moving image practice, exemplified by Stan Brakhage’s assertion that…
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▼ The transformation of matter and the reflection of light are at the heart of filmmaking and moving image practice, exemplified by Stan Brakhage’s assertion that “matter is still light. Light held in a bind.” Catoptrics is the use of optical devices, mirrors, crystals and lenses in the processes of focussing and directing light. Alchemy has a two thousand year history, commonly misunderstood as a form erroneous proto-chemistry in which people sought the Philosopher’s Stone to transmute base metals into gold. Alchemical catoptrics is the place where the disciplines of alchemy and catoptrics meet, encompassing an enquiry into the fundamental properties of matter and the possibilities for its transformation, bound up in range of pre-scientific belief systems and philosophies of light, matter and cosmogenesis. In conventional media histories, the historical antecedents of moving image practice are usually explored through the evolution of visual media technologies. Such an approach only deals with the superficial tools of moving image practice, binding itself up in the machinery of spectacle, while remaining silent on the deeper questions of humankind’s imaginative relationship with luminous matter. The practice of alchemical catoptrics was an experimental exploration of this relationship; between light, the phenomenal world, the deep structure of substance, imagination, belief and meaning. The current study offers a fresh historical perspective on what it means to experiment with the substance of light in a transformative, luminous, meaning-making capacity. It uncovers a language of transformation that speaks to the author's own practice, while offering new insights into the experimental methodologies, motives and practices of other moving image artists. The research discusses the 13th century light philosophy of Robert Grosseteste and its referencing by Stan Brakhage and Hollis Frampton, leading into an exploration of the methodologies of historical alchemical catoptrics, citing original document translations prepared for the purpose of the thesis. Using the examples of Man Ray (1890–1976) and Patrick Bokanowski (1943-present), the research then shows how alchemical catoptrical thinking can inform our interpretation of the practices of these two moving image artists. The thesis concludes with an examination of the alchemical-catoptrical ideas and methods used for the production of two of my recent film works: Speculum (2011-2014) and Catoptrica (2011-2013).
Subjects/Keywords: 791.43028; alchemy; light; experimental film; artists' film; art
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Ashrowan, R. (2016). Alchemical catoptrics : light, matter and methodologies of transformation in moving image practice. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31017
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ashrowan, Richard. “Alchemical catoptrics : light, matter and methodologies of transformation in moving image practice.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Edinburgh. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31017.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ashrowan, Richard. “Alchemical catoptrics : light, matter and methodologies of transformation in moving image practice.” 2016. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ashrowan R. Alchemical catoptrics : light, matter and methodologies of transformation in moving image practice. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31017.
Council of Science Editors:
Ashrowan R. Alchemical catoptrics : light, matter and methodologies of transformation in moving image practice. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31017
23.
Carducci, Karen.
Lithic Animacy and Agency: Imagining Minerals in the Roman World.
Degree: 2020, The Catholic University of America
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/cuislandora:213990
► As the first large-scale study of minerals as imagined by Romans, this dissertation offers insights into Roman views of material agency, animacy, and the population…
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▼ As the first large-scale study of minerals as imagined by Romans, this dissertation offers insights into Roman views of material agency, animacy, and the population of the inhabited world. What Romans thought of minerals transcended their decorative, practical, and scientific uses. As Roman jurists described enslaved persons as both agents and instruments, so, too, did Romans consider minerals at times instruments for cooking or for killing, yet also agents cooperating for painting or for healing. Almost every Greek or Latin text refers to minerals, some of which are dedicated volumes describing them. Known as ‘lapidaries’, these catalogs occurred in alchemical texts, poetry, encyclopedic works, materia medica, and exegeses. The dissertation privileges the catalogs of the first century Pliny the Elder, Dioscorides, and pseudo-Democritus the alchemist, while comparing them with Greek antecedents. The study also considers the development of mineral lore within later Roman writings, where pagans and Christians used minerals for theological polemics. With a philological methodology for reading these pre-scientific texts, this study is thus situated in Classical Studies, but uses a multi-disciplinary framework from the ‘material turn’ in material-cultural-studies. Animal Studies, too, and Ecology Studies offer paradigms for studying non-human agencies. Chapters address what Romans imagined minerals did and the relationships they thought minerals formed. After the Introduction, Chapter One introduces the corpus of Greek and Latin lapidaries from the fourth century BC through the seventh century AD. Chapter Two analyzes citations that lapidarists used to justify themselves as authorities in dialog with Roman literature. Chapter Three considers the animacies of mountains and of minerals as born out of the Earth. Chapter Four considers relationships that early imperial authors imagined minerals formed with each other. Chapter Five considers the vibrant relationships minerals formed with humans. The Conclusion points to future paths for research. Whether as mountains battling miners, or as earths crushed and transfigured into pigments, or as gems radiating for Christ, minerals shaped humanity as much as they were moulded.
Classical literature
Classical studies
Science history
Agency, Alchemy, Early Christian Studies, Lapidaries, Mineralogy, Pliny
Greek and Latin
Degree Awarded: Ph.D. Greek and Latin. The Catholic University of America
Advisors/Committee Members: The Catholic University of America (Degree granting institution), Klingshirn, William (Thesis advisor), Ferrario, Sarah (Committee member), McCarthy, William (Committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: Agency; Alchemy; Early Christian Studies; Lapidaries; Mineralogy; Pliny
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Carducci, K. (2020). Lithic Animacy and Agency: Imagining Minerals in the Roman World. (Thesis). The Catholic University of America. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1961/cuislandora:213990
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Carducci, Karen. “Lithic Animacy and Agency: Imagining Minerals in the Roman World.” 2020. Thesis, The Catholic University of America. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/cuislandora:213990.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Carducci, Karen. “Lithic Animacy and Agency: Imagining Minerals in the Roman World.” 2020. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Carducci K. Lithic Animacy and Agency: Imagining Minerals in the Roman World. [Internet] [Thesis]. The Catholic University of America; 2020. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/cuislandora:213990.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Carducci K. Lithic Animacy and Agency: Imagining Minerals in the Roman World. [Thesis]. The Catholic University of America; 2020. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/cuislandora:213990
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Exeter
24.
Hedesan, Delia Georgiana.
'Christian philosophy' : medical alchemy and Christian thought in the work of Jan Baptista Van Helmont (1579-1644).
Degree: PhD, 2012, University of Exeter
URL: https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10036/4083
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► Today, the Flemish physician, alchemist and philosopher Jan Baptista Van Helmont (1579-1644) is mostly remembered as one of the founders of modern chemistry and medicine.…
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▼ Today, the Flemish physician, alchemist and philosopher Jan Baptista Van Helmont (1579-1644) is mostly remembered as one of the founders of modern chemistry and medicine. However, Van Helmont saw himself rather differently: he firmly believed he had been called to articulate a ‘Christian Philosophy’ that would bring together Christian thought and natural philosophy in a harmonious synthesis. His ‘Christian Philosophy’ would be purged of the Aristotelian ‘heathenism’ he felt Scholasticism had been tainted with. Instead, it would convey a unitary view of God, Nature and Man that was in accord with Christian doctrine. The main purpose of this thesis is to understand how Van Helmont attempted to construct this new Christian Philosophy. The thesis will argue that the inspiration for this project lay in the medical alchemy developed by Theophrastus Paracelsus (1493-1541) following medieval precedents. Paracelsus and many of his followers expressed the view that alchemy can act as the Christian key to Nature, and therefore an alliance of alchemical philosophy and Christianity was not only possible, but natural. Van Helmont concurred with this perspective, seeking to ground his Christian Philosophy in both orthodox Christian thought and medical alchemy. His religious ideas drew chiefly upon Biblical and Patristic sources as well as on German medieval mysticism. Van Helmont sought to complement this approach with an alchemical view that emphasised the hidden presence of God in Nature, as well as the role of the alchemist in unveiling this presence in the form of powerful medicine. Indeed, in Van Helmont’s thought Christianity and alchemy were dynamically entwined to such an extent that their discourses were not clearly separate. Van Helmont firmly believed the source of all things was God, and hence both the Book of Grace and the Book of Nature had their common origin in the light of the Holy Spirit.
Subjects/Keywords: 540.92; early modern history; alchemy; Paracelsianism; chemistry; christian
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Hedesan, D. G. (2012). 'Christian philosophy' : medical alchemy and Christian thought in the work of Jan Baptista Van Helmont (1579-1644). (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Exeter. Retrieved from https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10036/4083 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.572463
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hedesan, Delia Georgiana. “'Christian philosophy' : medical alchemy and Christian thought in the work of Jan Baptista Van Helmont (1579-1644).” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Exeter. Accessed March 08, 2021.
https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10036/4083 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.572463.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hedesan, Delia Georgiana. “'Christian philosophy' : medical alchemy and Christian thought in the work of Jan Baptista Van Helmont (1579-1644).” 2012. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Hedesan DG. 'Christian philosophy' : medical alchemy and Christian thought in the work of Jan Baptista Van Helmont (1579-1644). [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Exeter; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10036/4083 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.572463.
Council of Science Editors:
Hedesan DG. 'Christian philosophy' : medical alchemy and Christian thought in the work of Jan Baptista Van Helmont (1579-1644). [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Exeter; 2012. Available from: https://ore.exeter.ac.uk/repository/handle/10036/4083 ; https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.572463
Victoria University of Wellington
25.
Latham, Sienna Louise.
"Lady Alcumy": Elizabethan Gentlewomen
and the Practice of Chymistry.
Degree: 2010, Victoria University of Wellington
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1546
► This thesis explores the advent of gentlewomen's chymical activities in Elizabethan England. In the sixteenth century, chymistry gained widespread currency under Queen Elizabeth I. This…
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▼ This thesis explores the advent of gentlewomen's chymical activities in Elizabethan
England. In the sixteenth century, chymistry gained widespread currency under Queen
Elizabeth I. This thesis argues that the queen's significant chymical interests contributed
to her iconography, thereby bridging England's previously discrete chymical and female
realms. It shows that Elizabeth's influence and fundamental societal changes enabled
women, beginning with the gentry, to acquire and apply chymical knowledge. Four case
studies highlight the queen's impact on her female subjects through an examination of
primary manuscript and printed sources. The Protestant gentlewomen Grace Mildmay,
Mary Sidney Herbert, Margaret Hoby and Margaret Clifford may first have encountered
chymistry in the manifestation of their religious beliefs through charitable healing, but they
developed their knowledge in very different ways. Evidence of their engagement with
chymical practitioners and writings provides context for their activities. Shared
motivations led to divergent practices, indicating that chymistry in Elizabethan England
took as many forms as there were practitioners. This thesis asserts the crucial importance
of community to early modern chymists, noting courtly links and overlapping social
circles. It contributes to limited historiography on Elizabethan
alchemy as well as female
alchemists.
Advisors/Committee Members: Parry, Glyn.
Subjects/Keywords: Alchemy; Women; Medicine; Chemistry
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Latham, S. L. (2010). "Lady Alcumy": Elizabethan Gentlewomen
and the Practice of Chymistry. (Masters Thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1546
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Latham, Sienna Louise. “"Lady Alcumy": Elizabethan Gentlewomen
and the Practice of Chymistry.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Victoria University of Wellington. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1546.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Latham, Sienna Louise. “"Lady Alcumy": Elizabethan Gentlewomen
and the Practice of Chymistry.” 2010. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Latham SL. "Lady Alcumy": Elizabethan Gentlewomen
and the Practice of Chymistry. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1546.
Council of Science Editors:
Latham SL. "Lady Alcumy": Elizabethan Gentlewomen
and the Practice of Chymistry. [Masters Thesis]. Victoria University of Wellington; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/1546
Virginia Tech
26.
Clark, Russell Ellis.
.infiltrate.destroy.rebuild.
Degree: M. Arch., Architecture, 2010, Virginia Tech
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33716
► This thesis is an infiltration into the world of craft, woodworking and joinery. The destruction of presupposed form and tectonics, and a rebuilding through the…
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▼ This thesis is an infiltration into the world of craft, woodworking and joinery. The destruction of presupposed form and tectonics, and a rebuilding through the mindâ s eye and an obsured lens.
Advisors/Committee Members: Thompson, Steven R. (committeechair), Gartner, Howard Scott (committee member), Galloway, William U. (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: form; alchemy; joinery; frame; techne
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Clark, R. E. (2010). .infiltrate.destroy.rebuild. (Masters Thesis). Virginia Tech. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33716
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Clark, Russell Ellis. “.infiltrate.destroy.rebuild.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Virginia Tech. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33716.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Clark, Russell Ellis. “.infiltrate.destroy.rebuild.” 2010. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Clark RE. .infiltrate.destroy.rebuild. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33716.
Council of Science Editors:
Clark RE. .infiltrate.destroy.rebuild. [Masters Thesis]. Virginia Tech; 2010. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33716
Montana State University
27.
Ahlert, Dawn M.
Psychological spaces.
Degree: MFA, College of Arts & Architecture, 2000, Montana State University
URL: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/7951
► The language of alchemy can be used in describing my images. Alchemy has a condensed system of symbols common to dreams, poetry, and the visual…
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▼ The language of alchemy can be used in describing my images. Alchemy has a condensed system of symbols common to dreams, poetry, and the visual arts. Psychologists such as C.G. Jung have found a connection between dream images and alchemy. In medieval times, practitioners of alchemy believed that they might be able to transform the base metals into precious metals through technique and imagination. Philosophically, this system was inspired by the hope of solving one of the mysteries of life; the relationship between good and evil and how the base aspects of life are transformed into the noble.
The 1500 years in which alchemy was practiced led to an elaborate list of metaphors. The three worlds in which one can exist in alchemy consist of the black nigredo, the white albedo, and the red riibedo. These states are symbolic for our psychological and spiritual experience. We can relate each alchemical image to our own experiences, both inward and outward. In this common psychological ground, whether in dream or in imagination, we might also find insights that challenge or amplify our inner experience or understanding. The world of the nigredo is of particular interest to me. This is where my images exist. According to the standards of alchemy, the initial phase of every process begins here in the black world where transformation can take place. However, before a form can change, it must first rot, decay, and be reduced to the rubble of disconnected parts in which the creative power can be released and freed. The individualization process takes place in the nigredo, for in the dark of the soul we confront the shadow within. One must completely experience this state in order to move to the next level of the albedo,'the world of reflections and then on to the rvbedo, the world of light, where full realization occurs. . . . The process that I enlist to create my paintings is used to enhance the viewer’s understanding of the nigredo. The aggressive marks and scrapes help to illustrate feelings of control that an individual wishes in their life. The splatters and drips show the contradictory feeling of loss of power, qualities of the black world. The limited palette, especially the ‘black and blue’ brings to mind the sensations of being bruised, depressed, helpless, and isolated in a colorless world of darkness. The ‘blue transit’ is symbolic of the movement towards'the albedo. Blue is between black and white and the nigredo and the albedo.
Subjects/Keywords: Art Exhibitions.; Painting.; Psychology.; Alchemy.
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Ahlert, D. M. (2000). Psychological spaces. (Thesis). Montana State University. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/7951
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ahlert, Dawn M. “Psychological spaces.” 2000. Thesis, Montana State University. Accessed March 08, 2021.
https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/7951.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ahlert, Dawn M. “Psychological spaces.” 2000. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Ahlert DM. Psychological spaces. [Internet] [Thesis]. Montana State University; 2000. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/7951.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Ahlert DM. Psychological spaces. [Thesis]. Montana State University; 2000. Available from: https://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/handle/1/7951
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
East Tennessee State University
28.
Sabbides, Jason.
Float In Float Out.
Degree: MFA (Master of Fine Arts), Art, 2012, East Tennessee State University
URL: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1435
► The artist discusses Float In Float Out, his Master of Fine Arts exhibition held at The Slocumb Gallery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City,…
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▼ The artist discusses Float In Float Out, his Master of Fine Arts exhibition held at The Slocumb Gallery, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee from March 19, 2012, to March 23, 2012. The work consists of paintings on canvas, panel, and paper and employs a variety of media ranging from traditional materials to spray paint. The painting sizes vary from 20x24 inches up to 48x96 inches and all hang directly on the wall, framed and unframed. Topics discussed in this thesis paper include the influences of the artist's military experience and travelling abroad as well as the influences of alchemy, Freemasonry, and Surrealism. The work is inspired by the concept of a parallel dimension populated by unseen creatures that float in and out of our world. Included are images of the artist's earlier work as well as a completed catalogue of the Float In Float Out exhibition.
Subjects/Keywords: Mixed Media; Painting; Alchemy; Military; Drawing; Arts and Humanities; Fine Arts
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Sabbides, J. (2012). Float In Float Out. (Thesis). East Tennessee State University. Retrieved from https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1435
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Sabbides, Jason. “Float In Float Out.” 2012. Thesis, East Tennessee State University. Accessed March 08, 2021.
https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1435.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sabbides, Jason. “Float In Float Out.” 2012. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Sabbides J. Float In Float Out. [Internet] [Thesis]. East Tennessee State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1435.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Sabbides J. Float In Float Out. [Thesis]. East Tennessee State University; 2012. Available from: https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1435
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Toronto
29.
Greenham, Paul Timothy.
A Concord of Alchemy with Theology: Isaac Newton's Hermeneutics of the Symbolic Texts of "Chymistry" and Biblical Prophecy.
Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Toronto
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/70832
► That early modern natural philosophers such as Isaac Newton were deeply preoccupied by religious concerns, which were entwined with their study of nature, has become—at…
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▼ That early modern natural philosophers such as Isaac Newton were deeply preoccupied by religious concerns, which were entwined with their study of nature, has become—at last—a fairly uncontroversial commonplace. In the area of the relationship between Newton’s natural philosophy,
alchemy, and theology, Dobbs’ Janus Faces of Genius has had an enduring impact. However, the new historiography of
alchemy and insights gained from the application of book history to the history of science—particularly the bookishness of alchemy—require Newton’s
alchemy and theology to be revisited. Accordingly, this dissertation makes two main arguments: 1) Specific connections between Newton’s
alchemy, or, to use the more inclusive term, “chymistry”, and his theology can be found by considering Newton’s methods of interpreting symbolic texts—as opposed to searching for specific unity of
subject matter. Analysis of Newton’s textual research methods reveals his cross-comparative organization of textual sources and his particular descriptive-translational approach to symbolic texts: figurative alchemical texts and the prophetic texts of the Bible. 2) General connections between Newton’s chymistry and theology can be seen as his overall trend to incorporate statements of God into his natural philosophy was specifically manifested in physico-theological and divine metaphysical arguments that he built from chymical phenomena in his optical writing, particularly the Queries to the Opticks.
The dissertation develops these arguments through analysis of Newton’s reading practices, evidenced by his particular method of dog-earing the books he owned and his organizational lists of hermeneutical rules and figurative vocabulary. Additionally, it analyses Newton’s integration of chymical sources and experimentation into his published optical work and its accompanying natural-philosophical discourse of God. While the necessary connectedness of Newton’s thought, the “unified mind” thesis articulated by Dobbs, may no longer be a viable way of conceiving Newton’s various intellectual (and practical) pursuits, this does not mean that they were unrelated. On the contrary, a uniquely textual connection can be seen within Newton’s work with the symbolic texts of
alchemy and prophecy: his descriptive-translational approach. Moreover, Newton’s well-documented integration of matter theory and concepts of God are revealed to have an essential foundation in alchemical experimentation and theory.
Advisors/Committee Members: Fehige, Yiftach, History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.
Subjects/Keywords: Alchemy; Bible; Book History; Chemistry; Hermeneutics; Isaac Newton; 0585
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Greenham, P. T. (2015). A Concord of Alchemy with Theology: Isaac Newton's Hermeneutics of the Symbolic Texts of "Chymistry" and Biblical Prophecy. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/70832
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Greenham, Paul Timothy. “A Concord of Alchemy with Theology: Isaac Newton's Hermeneutics of the Symbolic Texts of "Chymistry" and Biblical Prophecy.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toronto. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1807/70832.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Greenham, Paul Timothy. “A Concord of Alchemy with Theology: Isaac Newton's Hermeneutics of the Symbolic Texts of "Chymistry" and Biblical Prophecy.” 2015. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Greenham PT. A Concord of Alchemy with Theology: Isaac Newton's Hermeneutics of the Symbolic Texts of "Chymistry" and Biblical Prophecy. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2015. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/70832.
Council of Science Editors:
Greenham PT. A Concord of Alchemy with Theology: Isaac Newton's Hermeneutics of the Symbolic Texts of "Chymistry" and Biblical Prophecy. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/70832
University of Minnesota
30.
Washa, Quincy.
Philosophical Saltpeter: The Origins and Influence of Gunpowder Technology and the Paracelsian Aerial Niter.
Degree: MA, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, 2019, University of Minnesota
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/202087
► This thesis re-appraises how the creation and inclusion of niter theories and salt principles played into the reformation of early modern scientific philosophies, suggesting that…
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▼ This thesis re-appraises how the creation and inclusion of niter theories and salt principles played into the reformation of early modern scientific philosophies, suggesting that the adoption of these theories by major figures of the period calls for closer attention by historians of science. In particular, it raises the question of why and how such a humble, earthly mineral took on a supernatural role and became a staple in some of the leading scientific philosophies of the early modern era. I show that salt, or more specifically saltpeter, would not have assumed this identity without the growing importance and popularity accorded to gunpowder weapons beginning in the Renaissance. It was the hermetic alchemist, Paracelsus, who first developed a metaphysical notion of saltpeter and incorporated it into his natural cosmology. Historians of science, such as Allen Debus, Walter Pagel, and Henry Guerlac, have discussed Paraclesus’ first claim to treatment of niter theories and their association with the observed effects of gunpowder. However, I argue that additional evidence, found in Paracelsus’ writings, is needed to further demonstrate this historical connection and to identify differences in the understanding of Paracelsus’ conception and employment of salt as one of three principles of matter, alongside sulfur and mercury, together forming his celebrated tria prima. An examination of the parallel rise of gunpowder weapons and the utilization of saltpeter as their principle source of power showcases the philosophical links between science and emerging technologies in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The transition of saltpeter from a primary component in a technological instrument to a conceptual manifestation of the fundamental structure of reality reflects an epistemological transfer of concepts from craft knowledge to metaphysical and philosophical beliefs. Such narratives may help us understand the development of early modern natural philosophers’ beliefs about causality, agency, and creation.
Subjects/Keywords: Alchemy; Early Modern; Gunpowder; Niter; Paracelsus; Salt; saltpeter
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Washa, Q. (2019). Philosophical Saltpeter: The Origins and Influence of Gunpowder Technology and the Paracelsian Aerial Niter. (Masters Thesis). University of Minnesota. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11299/202087
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Washa, Quincy. “Philosophical Saltpeter: The Origins and Influence of Gunpowder Technology and the Paracelsian Aerial Niter.” 2019. Masters Thesis, University of Minnesota. Accessed March 08, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/11299/202087.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Washa, Quincy. “Philosophical Saltpeter: The Origins and Influence of Gunpowder Technology and the Paracelsian Aerial Niter.” 2019. Web. 08 Mar 2021.
Vancouver:
Washa Q. Philosophical Saltpeter: The Origins and Influence of Gunpowder Technology and the Paracelsian Aerial Niter. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Minnesota; 2019. [cited 2021 Mar 08].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/202087.
Council of Science Editors:
Washa Q. Philosophical Saltpeter: The Origins and Influence of Gunpowder Technology and the Paracelsian Aerial Niter. [Masters Thesis]. University of Minnesota; 2019. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11299/202087
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