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April 1587: The communion of wives crisis

April 1587; Household crisis

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April 1587: The communion of wives crisis - Biography. The angelic records reached a crisis in the command involving Dee and Kelley's wives, one of the most controversial episodes in the corpus.

Summary

The angelic records reached a crisis in the command involving Dee and Kelley's wives, one of the most controversial episodes in the corpus.

Essay

The angelic records reached a crisis in the command involving Dee and Kelley's wives, one of the most controversial episodes in the corpus.

The event reveals the extreme pressure that angelic authority could place on household order, friendship, obedience, and interpretation.

Bibliographical reference: Glyn Parry, The Arch-Conjuror of England: John Dee (Yale University Press), pp. 200-215; Deborah E. Harkness, John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature (Cambridge University Press), pp. 249-255

Date

April 1587

Category

Household crisis

Significance

The event reveals the extreme pressure that angelic authority could place on household order, friendship, obedience, and interpretation.

Bibliography

Glyn Parry, The Arch-Conjuror of England: John Dee (Yale University Press), pp. 200-215; Deborah E. Harkness, John Dee's Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature (Cambridge University Press), pp. 249-255

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