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- Title
The Authenticity of Paracelsus' Astronomia Magna and Brief an die Wittenberger Theologen: Towards a Diagnostic Rubric Clarifying Authentic and Spurious Elements in Paracelsus' Oeuvre on the Basis of Theological Motifs.
- Authors
Daniel, Dane T.
- Abstract
The paper is an evaluation of differing opinions regarding the authenticity of two of Paracelsus' works, the Astronomia Magna (1537/1538) and Brief an die Wittenberger Theologen (1525). Karl Sudhoff – the exceptionally erudite and prolific Paracelsus scholar and editor – considered Paracelsus' letter to Luther and the Wittenberg theologians to be spurious. Others have questioned the extent to which the Astronomia Magna (often considered to be Paracelsus' Meisterstück) should be placed among the genuine texts of the Paracelsian corpus. Based on historical and conceptual data, and focusing on Paracelsus' theology, the author argues that both works under consideration are authentic. The study thus highlights the need to develop a diagnostic rubric for evaluating the authenticity of works in the Paracelsian oeuvre and suggests ideas toward this end on the basis of theological motifs prevalent within Paracelsus' clearly authentic works.
- Subjects
WITTENBERG (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany); LUTHER, Martin, 1483-1546; THEOLOGIANS; HISTORY of medicine; SCHOLARS; THEOLOGY
- Publication
Early Science & Medicine, 2019, Vol 24, Issue 5/6, p419
- ISSN
1383-7427
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1163/15733823-02456P02