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1 online resource (viii, 317 pages : illustrations, maps) |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
John Winthrop, Jr., and the European alchemical movement of the early seventeenth century -- The republic of alchemy and the pansophic moment -- Founding a new London -- Which man's land? Conflict and competition in pequot country -- Alchemical vision refined -- "God's secret": John Winthrop, Jr., alchemical healing, and the medical culture of early New England -- The magus as mediator: witchcraft, alchemy, and authority in the Connecticut witch-hunt of the 1660s -- "Matters of present utility:" John Winthrop, Jr., the Royal Society, and the politics of intelligence in restoration New England. |
| Summary |
John Winthrop, Jr. participated in a pan-European network of natural philosophers who believed alchemy could improve the human condition and hasten Christ's Second Coming. Walter Woodward demonstrates how Winthrop and his philosophy influenced New England's cultural formation: its settlement, economy, religious toleration, Pequot Indian relations, medical practice, witchcraft prosecution, and imperial diplomacy. Prospero's America reconceptualizes the significance of early modern science in shaping New England hand in hand with Puritanism and politics. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Winthrop, John, 1606-1676.
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Winthrop, John, 1606-1676. |
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Winthrop, John, 1606-1676. |
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Winthrop, John, 1606-1676. |
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Winthrop, John, 1606-1676. |
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Winthrop, John (Kolonisator, 1606-1676) |
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Alchemists -- New England -- Biography.
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Alchemists. |
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New England. |
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Biographies.
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Alchemy. |
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Famous Persons. |
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New England. |
| Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
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Biography.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Woodward, Walter William. Prospero's America. Chapel Hill : Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture by the University of North Carolina Press, ©2010 9780807833018 (DLC) 2009033899 (OCoLC)435728500 |
| ISBN |
9781469603070 (electronic book) |
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1469603071 (electronic book) |
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9780807895931 |
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0807895938 |
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1469603071 |
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9780807833018 |
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0807833010 |
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9781469600871 |
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1469600870 |
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