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This book studies the Dutch mathematician Simon Stevin (1548-1620) as a new type of ‘man of knowing’. Traditionally, Stevin is best known for his contributions to the ‘Archimedean turn’. This innovative volume moves beyond this conventional image by bringing many other aspects of his work into view, by analysing the connections between the multiple strands of his thinking and by situating him in a broader European context. Like other multi-talents (‘polymaths’) in his time (several of whom are discussed in this volume), Stevin made an important contribution to the transformation of the ideal of knowledge in early modern Europe. This book thus provides new insights in the phenomenon of ‘polymaths’ in general and in the case of Stevin in particular.

Mathematics. --- Stevin, Simon, --- Stevin, Simon

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Newcomb --- Simon --- 1835-1909

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Diese neue umfassende Studie zu Simon Magus verleiht der Erforschung der frühen Christenheit und den Fragen nach Herkunft und Wesen des Gnostizismus neuen Nachdruck. Der Autor geht dabei von der traditionellen Exegese von Act 8,5-24 - der ersten narrativen Quelle zu Simon - und den späteren Berichten antiker christlicher Schriftsteller aus. In einem Überblick zur Literatur der griechisch-römischen Antike wird der Einfluss der Begriffe "magisch" und "die Magier" auf die Wahrnehmung und Beschreibung Simons bestimmt. Schließlich bezieht der Autor sozialwissenschaftliche Erklärungsmodelle und moderne Bestimmungen von "Identität" ein und gibt damit der Diskussion um das Phänomen Simons neue Impulse. This latest comprehensive work on Simon Magus lends new impetus to the investigation of Early Christianity and questions surrounding the origin and nature of Gnosticism. Major contributions of this study include: (1), a departure from the traditional exegesis of Acts 8, 5-24 (the first narrative source of Simon), and the later following reports of ancient Christian writers; (2), an overview of the literature of Graeco-Roman antiquity to determine the contribution of "magic" and "the Magoi" in the development of perceptions and descriptions of Simon; and (3), the inclusion of social science explanation models and modern estimations of "identity", in a creative approach to questions surrounding the phenomenon of Simon.

Gnosticism --- 273.1 SIMON MAGUS --- Gnosis. Gnosticisme--SIMON MAGUS --- Theses --- 273.1 SIMON MAGUS Gnosis. Gnosticisme--SIMON MAGUS --- Simon, --- Simon Magus, --- Cults --- Gnosticism.

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This book about receptions of Simon Magus uncovers further facets of one who was held to be the evil archetype of heretics. Ephraim Nissan and Alberto Ferreiro explore how Simon Magus has been represented in text, visual art, and music. Special attention is devoted to the late medieval Catalan painter Llus Borrass and the Italian librettist and musician Arrigo Boito. The tradition of Simon Magus demonic flight, ending in his crashing down, first appears in the patristic literature. The book situates that flight typologically across cultures. Fascinating observations emerge, as the discussion spans flight of the wicked in rabbinic texts, flight and death of King Lear's father and a Soviet-era Buryat Buddhist monk, flight and doom of the fool in an early modern German broadsheet, and more. The book explains and moves beyond extant scholarly wisdom on how the polemic against Mani (the founder of Manichaeism) was tinged with hues of Simon Magus. The novelty of this book is that it shows that Simon Magus receptions teach us a great deal about the contexts in which this archetype was deployed.

Christian heretics in literature. --- Simon,

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Girty --- Simon --- 1741-1818 --- Fiction