Głos Syreniusza w sprawie wykorzystywania roślin w magii
The subject of the article is “Zielnik herbarzem z języka łacińskiego zowią…” (In English: “Herbarium”) by Szymon Syreński, also known as Syrenius, published in 1613 by the printing house of Bazyli Skalski. The thoughts of the eminent Polish botanist and physician presented in this work concern t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe
2020-09-01
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Series: | Meluzyna: dawna literatura i kultura |
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Online Access: | https://www.rcin.org.pl/publication/193626 |
Summary: | The subject of the article is “Zielnik herbarzem z języka łacińskiego zowią…” (In English: “Herbarium”)
by Szymon Syreński, also known as Syrenius, published in 1613 by the printing house
of Bazyli Skalski. The thoughts of the eminent Polish botanist and physician presented in this
work concern two issues: the expression of the author's attitude towards plant witchcraft (love
and protective magic) and the assessment of people (alchemists, witch doctors, traders) dealing
with secret practices in which particular species were used. The theses of the author were
discussed having taken into account the position of Renaissance medicine and the role of natural
and demonic magic in the life of society at that time. The important context for the analyses
conducted herein is also the presentation of the work of Syrenius juxtaposed with other
literary texts and treatises from the 16th and 17th centuries, the authors of which dealt with similar
issues (incl. “Czarownica powołana or Postępek prawa czartowskiego przeciw narodowi
ludzkiemu”). The article is based on the researches of literary scholars, general and medicine
historians as well as anthropologists. |
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ISSN: | 2449-7339 2449-7339 |