Magic and memory in Giordano Bruno : the art of a heroic spirit / by Manuel Mertens.
2018
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Title
Magic and memory in Giordano Bruno : the art of a heroic spirit / by Manuel Mertens.
Published
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]
Description
xix, 243 pages ; 25 cm
Associated name
Series statement
Brill's studies in intellectual history ; volume 283
Note
Manuel Mertens unravels the enigmatic knot between the mnemonic treatises and the magical writings of the sixteenth-century Italian philosopher Giordano Bruno. Since long the magical orientation of the Brunian art of memory has been a preoccupation for Bruno scholars (like Paolo Rossi, Frances Yates and Rita Sturlese). This serious study of the philosophical underpinnings of both Bruno's mnemonic treatises and his writings on magic shows that Bruno believed his mnemonic method could prevent demons from corrupting the cognitive process. Mertens's focus on Bruno's idea of deification through memory and the philosopher's view on fiery heroic spirits points to a surprisingly literal reading of the heretic's last words. -- ‡c From publisher's description.
Bibliography, etc.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Magic and Memory in Giordano Bruno : Towards a More Encompassing Perspective
Special Features of Magical and Mnemonic Writings in the Sixteenth Century
The Concept of Similitudo
A Spirit-Regulating Art.
Special Features of Magical and Mnemonic Writings in the Sixteenth Century
The Concept of Similitudo
A Spirit-Regulating Art.
Series
Brill's studies in intellectual history ; v. 283.
Place of creation/publication
Netherlands.
Item Details
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B783.Z7 M475 2018