Prospero's America

John Winthrop, Jr., Alchemy, and the Creation of New England Culture, 1606-1676

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Colonial Period (1600-1775), Science & Nature, Science, Other Sciences
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Author: Walter W. Woodward ISBN: 9780807895931
Publisher: Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press Publication: June 7, 2011
Imprint: Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press Language: English
Author: Walter W. Woodward
ISBN: 9780807895931
Publisher: Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press
Publication: June 7, 2011
Imprint: Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press
Language: English

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.

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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.

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