Giordano Bruno and the Hermetic Tradition (Paperback, 2 ed)

Preface xi

Abbreviations xv

Introduction by J. B. Trapp xvii



1. Hermes Trismegistus 1

2. Ficino’s Pimander and the Asclepius 21

3. Hermes Trismegistus and Magic 47

4. Ficino’s Natural Magic 66

5. Pico della Mirandola and Cabalist Magic 90

6. Pseudo-Dionysius and the Theology of a Christian Magus 130

7. Cornelius Agrippa’s Survey of Renaissance Magic 146

8. Renaissance Magic and Science 161

9. Against Magic: (1) Theological Objections; (2) The Humanist Tradition 176

10. Religious Hermetism in the Sixteenth Century 189

11. Giordano Bruno: First Visit to Paris 210

12. Giordano Bruno in England: The Hermetic Reform 226

13. Giordano Bruno in England: The Hermetic Philosophy 258

14. Giordano Bruno and the Cabala 283

15. Giordano Bruno: Heroic Enthusiast and Elizabethan 302

16. Giordano Bruno: Second Visit to Paris 320

17. Giordano Bruno in Germany 335

18. Giordano Bruno: Last Published Work 359

19. Giordano Bruno: Return to Italy 372

20. Giordano Bruno and Tommaso Campanella 394

21. After Hermes Trismegistus was Dated 433

22. Hermes Trismegistus and the Fludd Controversies 471



Index 497