An Introduction to Jacob Boehme

This volume brings together some of the world’s leading authorities on the German mystic Jacob Boehme, to illuminate his thought and its reception over four centuries. Boehme’s theosophical works have influenced Western culture in profound ways since their dissemination in the early 17th Century, and these interdisciplinary essays trace the social and cultural networks as well as the intellectual pathways involved in Boehme’s enduring impact. The chapters illustrate the depth and variety of Boehme’s influence and a concluding chapter addresses an underlying theme of the volume – why Boehme matters today, and how readers in the present might be enriched by a fresh engagement with his writings.