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Hedesan, Georgiana D., "The Transformation of the Notion of “Adept”: From Medieval Arabic Philosophy to Early Modern Alchemy", dins: Hedesan, Georgiana D. - Rudbøg, Tim (eds.), Innovation in Esotericism from the Renaissance to the Present, Cham,, Palgrave Macmillan (Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities), 2021, pp. 63-95.

Resum

This chapter discusses the origins and development of a widely used term in esotericism: that of the “adept.” The terminology originated in medieval Arabic philosophy, mainly in Al Farabi, Averroes, and Avicenna, who used the term intellectus adeptus (“acquired intellect”) to denote a mind perfected by the Active Intellect. The concept was innovatively used by Theophrastus von Hohenheim, called Paracelsus (1493-1541), who employed the term Philosophia Adepta to refer to an ancient and secret form of knowledge and to Uberirrdisch (super-earthly) philosophy. The Paracelsian followers Petrus Severinus (1540-1602) and Oswald Croll (1563-1608) picked up on the term, using it in a more specific alchemical context. This chapter shows that the “adept” term did not have a “stable,” ahistorical meaning but emerged through several stages of innovation.

Matèries

Alquímia
Àrab
Filosofia
Història de la ciència

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