6 The Ideology and Occult Symbolism of Dee’s Natural Philosophy

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Definitions
7. Principles and Demarcations 3
8. Mysticism, Occultism, Magic Exaltation 19
9. Input
10. The Sources of Renaissance Magic 41
11. Florentine Neoplatonism and Christian Magic 79
12. Occult Philosophy, Symbolism,and Science 105
13. Output
14. The Ideology and Occult Symbolism of Dee’s Natural Philosophy 155
15. Illuminaton and Angel Magic 181
16. Dee and the Interpretive Community 241
17. Conclusion: Dee and Renaissance Symbolism 281
18. Notes 301
19. Bibliographies 329
20. Index 353