Andrew Weeks is Associate Professor of German, Illinois State University. He is the author of Boehme: An Intellectual Biography of the Seventeenth-Century Philosopher and Mystic; German Mysticism from Hildegard of Bingen to Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Literary and Intellectual History; and Paracelsus: Speculative Theory and The Crisis of the Early Reformation, all published by SUNY Press.

"This is the first book which describes Boehme's writings in the context of the events of his time as well as of his own life. It is a major contribution to Boehme material and to studies of seventeenth-century German thought." — Henry Le Roy Finch, Hunter College"The author's ability to provide an overview of Boehme scholarship to date and to provide fine commentary on earlier Boehme works will win it many admirers." — Peter C. Erb, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada"His writings have continued to fascinate, from his death in 1624 to the Romantic movement and beyond. Andrew Weeks's knowledgeable and well-written study makes Boehme's mystical visions considerably more accessible than have most previous works on the subject." — Times Literary Supplement

• Preface Introduction 1. Upper Lusatia 2. The Genesis of Boehme's Vision 3. The Twofold Aurora 4. The Three Worlds 5. The Fire-World 6. The Mirror of Darkness 7. The Will to Revelation 8. Boehme's Last Year Notes Bibliography Index

Andrew Weeks is Associate Professor of German, Illinois State University. He is the author of Boehme: An Intellectual Biography of the Seventeenth-Century Philosopher and Mystic; German Mysticism from Hildegard of Bingen to Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Literary and Intellectual History; and Paracelsus: Speculative Theory and The Crisis of the Early Reformation, all published by SUNY Press.

"This is the first book which describes Boehme's writings in the context of the events of his time as well as of his own life. It is a major contribution to Boehme material and to studies of seventeenth-century German thought." — Henry Le Roy Finch, Hunter College"The author's ability to provide an overview of Boehme scholarship to date and to provide fine commentary on earlier Boehme works will win it many admirers." — Peter C. Erb, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada"His writings have continued to fascinate, from his death in 1624 to the Romantic movement and beyond. Andrew Weeks's knowledgeable and well-written study makes Boehme's mystical visions considerably more accessible than have most previous works on the subject." — Times Literary Supplement

• Preface Introduction 1. Upper Lusatia 2. The Genesis of Boehme's Vision 3. The Twofold Aurora 4. The Three Worlds 5. The Fire-World 6. The Mirror of Darkness 7. The Will to Revelation 8. Boehme's Last Year Notes Bibliography Index

Andrew Weeks is Associate Professor of German, Illinois State University. He is the author of Boehme: An Intellectual Biography of the Seventeenth-Century Philosopher and Mystic; German Mysticism from Hildegard of Bingen to Ludwig Wittgenstein: A Literary and Intellectual History; and Paracelsus: Speculative Theory and The Crisis of the Early Reformation, all published by SUNY Press.

"This is the first book which describes Boehme's writings in the context of the events of his time as well as of his own life. It is a major contribution to Boehme material and to studies of seventeenth-century German thought." — Henry Le Roy Finch, Hunter College"The author's ability to provide an overview of Boehme scholarship to date and to provide fine commentary on earlier Boehme works will win it many admirers." — Peter C. Erb, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada"His writings have continued to fascinate, from his death in 1624 to the Romantic movement and beyond. Andrew Weeks's knowledgeable and well-written study makes Boehme's mystical visions considerably more accessible than have most previous works on the subject." — Times Literary Supplement

• Preface Introduction 1. Upper Lusatia 2. The Genesis of Boehme's Vision 3. The Twofold Aurora 4. The Three Worlds 5. The Fire-World 6. The Mirror of Darkness 7. The Will to Revelation 8. Boehme's Last Year Notes Bibliography Index