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Forshaw, Peter J., "A Necessary Conjunction: Cabala, Magic, and Alchemy in the Theosophy of Heinrich Khunrath (1560–1605)", 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. 97-133.

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Heinrich Khunrath's 1609 Amphitheatrum Sapientiae Aeternae (Amphitheatre of Eternal Wisdom) was the first published work that described itself as “Christian Kabbalist.” Khunrath was a highly innovative thinker who claimed that supreme wisdom was achieved through the conjunction of Cabala, magic, and alchemy, exemplified by common notions such as “greenness” or the Philosophers' Stone. Khunrath's attempt at unifying knowledge further led him to an innovative use of language: the Amphitheatre's full title contains three neologisms, the compound words Christiano-Cabbalisticum, divino-magicum, and physico-chymicum (Christian Kabbalist, Divinely Magical, and Physico-Chymical). This chapter considers Khunrath's evident fascination with new experimental combinations, composites, and conjunctions in his idiosyncratic blend of early modern theosophy.

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