TY - BOOK AU - Helmont,Franciscus Mercurius van AU - Spector,Sheila A. TI - Francis Mercury van Helmont's "Sketch of Christian Kabbalism" T2 - Aries book series, SN - 9789004227248 AV - BM525 .H395 2012 U1 - 135/.47 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Leiden, Boston PB - Brill KW - Helmont, Franciscus Mercurius van, KW - Adumbratio Kabbalae Christiana (Helmont, Franciscus Mercurius van) KW - fast KW - Cabala KW - Cabala and Christianity KW - Kabbale KW - Kabbale et christianisme KW - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT KW - Hermetism & Rosicrucianism KW - bisacsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Note on the Translation; Introduction; Preliminaries; Chapter I Of the Various States of the Universe; Chapter II Of the First State of the Universe, or the Primordial Institution and its Effects; Chapter III Of the Mediator of the First Production, or Adam Kadmon; Chapter IV Of the Beings Produced and of the Purpose for their Production; Chapter V Of the Ensuing State of Destitution; Chapter VI Of the State of the Modern Constitution; Chapter VII Of the Preexistence of Souls in Species; Chapter VIII Of the Persons of the Divinity in Species; Chapter IX Of the Third State of Deprivation, or the Fall of the SoulsChapter X Of the State of Supreme Restitution: The First Degree; Chapter XI Of the Second Degree of the Restitution of Souls; Chapter XII Of the Last Two Degrees of the Messianic Restitution; Translator's Notes; Works Cited; Index of Biblical References; General Index N2 - As the only English version of Francis Mercury van Helmont's foundational treatise of Christian Kabbalism, this bilingual edition, with a facsimile of the original Latin facing the translation and author's footnotes, contains a critical introduction, as well as supplementary endnotes UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=460926 ER -