The Modern Age and the Recovery of Ancient Wisdom by Stephen A. McKnight
Publication: 1991 University of Missouri Press
A study of the Renaissance recovery of ancient philosophical and religious traditions and their influence on early modern thought. McKnight examines figures including Marsilio Ficino, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, and Giordano Bruno, exploring Hermeticism, Neoplatonism, and the idea of a primordial wisdom (prisca theologia) believed to underlie ancient religious and philosophical traditions.
Condition: touch of fading to jacket along spine, small ownership inscription to ffep, overall in Very Good condition