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The Virgin Mary and the Universal Reformation of Paracelsus

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Urs Leo Gantenbein Zurich Paracelsus Project, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz ursleo.gantenbein@paracelsus-project.org

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The first dated writings of Paracelsus are theological treatises on Mary, the Trinity, church criticism and scriptural interpretation. They were written in Salzburg in 1524/25. Paracelsus defended the purity and eternity of Mary and saw her as a goddess. The writing De genealogia Christi fulfilled the promise of metaphysical explanations. An anticlerical polemic written on the eve of the Peasants War meant a turn towards the Radical Reformation. Following the example of the church reformation, Paracelsus attempted in 1527 in Basel a reform of medieval medicine with experience in the first place.

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