About the author
Stephen Clucas is a scholar whose academic work centers on the Elizabethan mathematician and magus John Dee. His edited volume John Dee: Interdisciplinary Studies in English Renaissance Thought (Springer, editions from 2006 and 2010) grew out of a 1995 colloquium at Birkbeck College, University of London, bringing together scholars from multiple fields to examine Dee's life and intellectual output. His collection Magic, Memory and Natural Philosophy in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Routledge) gathers his own articles on the interactions between religion, natural philosophy, and magic in early modern Europe, including further work on Dee's angelic conversations and their debt to earlier magical and philosophical traditions. His work sits within the history of science and intellectual history rather than practical occultism, aimed at researchers and readers interested in Renaissance thought.
📖 Where to start with Stephen Clucas
💬 What our editors say about Stephen Clucas's books
“Clucas provides a meticulous, essay-based examination of the intellectual currents shaping early modern Europe, particularly focusing on English circles. While the analysis of John Dee’s weaponized traditions and Bruno’s memory…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on Magic, Memory and Natural Philosophy in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries Clucas, Stephen
“This academic compilation presents a rigorous dissection of John Dee’s work through various scholarly lenses, acknowledging the inherent difficulty of integrating his diverse pursuits into one narrative. It is strictly for those…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on John Dee: Interdisciplinary Studies in English Renaissance Thought (2006) Clucas, Stephen
“This scholarly compilation provides a rigorous, multi-faceted examination of John Dee, appealing primarily to academics and serious historians of science and esotericism. The strength lies in its refusal to offer a unified…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on John Dee: Interdisciplinary Studies in English Renaissance Thought Clucas, Stephen
📋 Editions by Stephen Clucas in the catalog
| Edition | Year | Publisher | Pages | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic, Memory and Natural Philosophy in the Sixteenth and Sevent | — | Routledge | 332 | 9781409419754 |
| John Dee: Interdisciplinary Studies in English Renaissance Thoug | 2006 | Springer | 350 | 9781402042454 |
| John Dee: Interdisciplinary Studies in English Renaissance Thoug | 2010 | Springer | 350 | 9789048170845 |
