Syncretism in the West: Pico's 900 Theses (1486) With Text, Translation, and Commentary

by S. A. Farmer (Editor)

Overview

This is the 2016 paperback printing of the 2008 edition of the popular text, translation, and commentary by S. A. Farmer. (The 2008 edition was a revised edition of the 1998 original publication).

Published by ACMRS (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies) in Tempe, Arizona as part of the MRTS (Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies) Series, this book — previously available only in hardcover and otherwise out-of-print since 2014 — is now available in its entirety in paperback format.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780866988179
Publisher:	ACMRS Press
Publication date:	07/29/2016
Series:	Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies , #167
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	614
Sales rank:	691,479
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.70(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

Table of Contents

1. Pico's Roman Debate
2. Syncretism in Premodern Thought
3. Deciphering the 900 Theses
4. Pico and Anti-Pico
5. Text, Translation, and Commentary

Editorial Reviews

"...useful for any scholar concerned with Renaissance philosophy and cross-cultural studies, as well as for non-experts in these fields ... uncommon access to Pico's works ... the translation is precise and readable."
-GGREN

From the Publisher

The first English translation, with a new Latin edition, of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola's compilation of what he considered the whole of western thought, including Jewish and Arabic, from the earliest times to his own, which he prepared as background material for a grand debate he planned the next year in Rome. Farmer analyzes the man, times, text, genre, transmission, and other aspects before presenting the Latin original and an English translation on facing pages, which are in turn firmly grounded with footnotes. Names and works are indexed separately from subjects. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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