Balthasar Bekker - De betoverde weereld -
Balthasar Bekker - De betoverde weereld: Zynde een Grondig Ondersoek van 't gemeen gevoelen aangaande de Geesten, deselver Aart en Vermogen, Bewind en Bedrijf, als ook 't gene de Menschen door derselver kraght en gemeenschap doen.Amsterdam, Daniel van den Dalen, . Parchment, spine with a small repait at the top, binding stained, paper more or less browned. Dimensions: 20 x 17 cm.Four volumes on one binding, and 277 pp.A number of pages have damage without the loss of text, see photos. Each volume is signed by the author as is usual.At the end of the 17th century, a colossal book was published in Amsterdam that once and for all settled the bill with ghosts, appearances and devils with a direct influence on life: âDe Betoverde Weereldâ by the minister Balthasar Bekker. Historical, philosophical, theological, legal, Bekker did a thorough study to the suspected alien and spiritual forces. Magic, wizardry and witchcraft were all brought back to deceit or projections of human fear, with the necessary mockery.The book became an European sensation and was published in German, French and English within a few years. Two hundred books and pamphlets were published against it. Bekker was dismissed as a minister in , though his book continued to play a big role during the Age of Enlightenment. Read More