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Prospero's America
Walter W. Woodward
其他書名
John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676
出版UNC Press Books, 2011-06-07
主題History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)Science / HistoryHistory / United States / State & Local / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)
ISBN08078959389780807895931
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ZrrqCQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋In Prospero's America, Walter W. Woodward examines the transfer of alchemical culture to America by John Winthrop, Jr., one of English colonization's early giants. Winthrop participated in a pan-European network of natural philosophers who believed alchemy could improve the human condition and hasten Christ's Second Coming. Woodward demonstrates the influence of Winthrop and his philosophy on New England's cultural formation: its settlement, economy, religious toleration, 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.