Syncretism in the West: Pico's 900 Theses (1486) With Text, Translation, and Commentary (Volume 167)

by Stephen A. Farmer (Editor)

This is the 2016 paperback printing of the 2008 edition of the popular text, translation, and commentary by S. A. Farmer. (The 2008 edition was a revised edition of the 1998 original publication). Published by ACMRS (Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies) in Tempe, Arizona as part of the MRTS (Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies) Series, this book -- previously available only in hardcover and otherwise out-of-print since 2014 -- is now available in its entirety in paperback format.

Genres: Philosophy, Esoterica

614 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

Reviews

[Seekers of Unity · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the first two chapters. Farmer does a great job of hyping Pico as the consummate, supreme syncretist or all of Western history (perhaps of global history, Farmer insinuates). Leaving that grandiose claim aside I felt like the best moments of the book were the keen psychological insights into mentality of an individual embarking on such an effort, the responsibility and sense so trepidation and genus such a mind must feel under the weight if such a project.

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