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Die Signatur des Kosmos

Epistemische Poetik und die Genealogie der Esoterischen Moderne
  • Robert Matthias Erdbeer
Language: German
Published/Copyright: 2010
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Starting with a close analysis of Humboldt's famous Kosmos, this study discusses the genealogy of modern esoteric cosmography and its relations to 19th century fiction. As part of the antimaterialist movement since the 1840s, the esoteric works of Carl Gustav Carus (physiologist and painter), Gustav Theodor Fechner (founder of psychophysics), Ernst Haeckel (propagator of Darwinism), and Hanns Hörbiger (founder of the World Ice Theory) try to establish a modernist philosophy of nature, which became highly influential both in modern esotericism and scientific discourse, as well as in contemporary fiction.

Author / Editor information

Robert Matthias Erdbeer, Universität Münster.

Reviews

„Mit seiner Untersuchung hat Erdbeer einen bedeutenden und fundierten Beitrag zur so genannten „Poetologie des Wissens“ geleistet, dessen vielfältige Ergebnisse und Anregungen gerade auch in Bezug auf das Verhältnis von Text und Abbildung hier nur andeutungsweise angeführt werden konnten.“
Maria-Christina Boerner in: Arbitrium 3/2012

Publishing information
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Hardcover published on:
August 17, 2010
Hardcover ISBN:
9783484181908
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
Front matter:
10
Main content:
766
Illustrations:
38
Coloured Illustrations:
31
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