Alchemical Belief: Occultism in the Religious Culture of Early Modern England by Bruce Janacek (The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2011) Paperback

Alchemical Belief: Occultism in the Religious Culture of Early Modern England by Bruce Janacek (The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2011) PaperbackBruce Janacek. Alchemical Belief: Occultism in the Religious Culture of Early Modern England, Magic in History Series. The Pennsylvania State University Press. Paperback edition. 222 pages. Condition: New Description from the publisher: What did it mean to believe in alchemy in early modern England? In this book, Bruce Janacek considers alchemical beliefs in the context of the writings of Thomas Tymme, Robert Fludd, Francis Bacon, Sir Kenelm Digby,

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