Johann Valentin Andreae's Utopian Brotherhoods

Bibliographic Data

ID10422929
AuthorsDonald R Dickson (0000-0001-7980-0307, Mitchell Institute, corresponding author)
Year1996
Volume49
Issue4
Pages760-802
Publication date1996-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRenaissance Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-4338 • E-ISSN: 1935-0236
PublisherUniversity of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2307/2862961
OpenAlexW2314559049
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

Howbeit we know after a time there wil now be a general reformation, both of divine and humane things, according to our desire, and the expectation of others: for it's fitting, that before the rising of the Sun, there should appear and break forth Aurora, or some clearness, or divine light in the sky; and so in the mean time some few, which shall give their names, may joyn together, thereby to increase the number and respect of our Fraternity, and make a happy and wished for beginning of our Philosophical Canons, prescribed to us by our brother R.C. and be partakers with us of our treasures (which never can fail or be wasted) in all humility, and love to be eased of this worlds labor, and not walk so blindly in the knowledge of the wonderful works of God.— Fama fraternitatis (1614)

Art · Art history · Brother · Fraternity · Humility · Political science · Theology · History and Developments in Astronomy · Law · Philosophy · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction

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