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Philip Ball

The Devil's Doctor

Paracelsus and the World of Renaissance Magic and Science

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Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim, who called himself Paracelsus, stands at the cusp of medieval and modern times. A contemporary of Luther, an enemy of the medical establishment, a scourge of the universities, an alchemist, an army surgeon, and a radical theologian, he attracted myths even before he died. His fantastic journeys across Europe and beyond were said to be made on a magical white horse, and he was rumored to carry the elixir of life in the pommel of his great broadsword. His name was linked with Faust, who bargained with the devil.Who was the man behind these stories? Some have accused him of being a charlatan… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-4299-2182-4
  • EAN: 9781429921824
  • Produktnummer: 22463543
  • Verlag: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
  • Seitenangabe: 448 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 3'041 KB
  • Auflage: First Edition
  • Abbildungen: Includes 51 Black-and-White Illustrations, Notes, a Bibliography, and an Index

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