The Petrine instauration : religion, esotericism and science at the court of Peter the Great, 1689-1725 /

The Petrine instauration : religion, esotericism and science at the court of Peter the Great, 1689-1725 /

The reign of Peter the Great (1672-1725) was marked by an unprecedented wave of reform in Russia. This book provides an innovative reappraisal of the Petrine Age, in which hitherto neglected aspects of the tsar's transformation of his country are studied. More specifically, the reforms enacted...

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Main Author: Collis, Robert.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Series: Aries Book Series 14.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223301.

Subjects:

Peter > I, > Emperor of Russia, > 1672-1725 > Relations with occultists.
Bri︠u︡s, I︠A︡. V. > (I︠A︡kov Vilimovich), > 1670-1735.
Erskine, Robert, > 1677-1718.
I︠A︡vorsʹkyĭ, Stefan, > 1658-1722.
Feofan, > Archbishop of Novgorod, > 1681-1736.
Occultism > Russia > History > 18th century.
Mysticism > Russia > History > 18th century.
Occultism and science > Russia > History > 18th century.
Religion and science > Russia > History > 18th century.
Russia > History > Peter I, 1689-1725.

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Call Number: DK133 .C65 2012

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Prelude: Quirinus Kuhlmann's Millenarian Mission to Moscow in 1689
  • Introduction
  • 1. Jacob Bruce (1669-1735): A Scientifijic Sorcerer at the Court of Peter the Great
  • 2. Robert Erskine (1677-1718): An Iatrochemist at the Petrine Court
  • 3. Stefan Iavorskii (1658-1722): An Esoteric Wordsmith at the Court of Peter the Great
  • 4. Mystical Orthodoxy, Progressive Pietism and Esoteric Science: The Eclectic Worldview of Feofan Prokopovich (1681-1736)
  • Introduction
  • 6. The Role of Religion and Esotericism in Shaping Peter the Great's Vision of Scientifijic Reform
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A Alchemical Authors and Works in Bruce's Library
  • Appendix B Notable Esoteric Works in Bruce's Library
  • Appendix C Alchemical Authors and Works in Erskine's Library
  • Appendix D Notable Esoteric Texts in Erskine's Library
  • Appendix E Alchemical Authors and Works in Prokopovich's Library
  • Appendix F Notable Esoteric Works in Prokopovich's Library
  • Bibliography
  • Index.