Basic Research on John Dee's Writings and Manuscripts

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21520253
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Literature in English
Research Institution	Nara Women's University
Principal Investigator	YOKOYAMA Shigeo 奈良女子大学, 人間文化研究科, 教授 (10144726)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Keywords	英文学 / エリザベス朝 / 思想史 / 魔術 / オカルティズム / ジョン・ディー / イギリス / ルネッサンス / ヘルメス思想 / 錬金術
Research Abstract	This research analyzed in detail how the' secret' knowledge was revealed to John Dee and Edward Kelley, drawing upon both the transcriptions and the manuscripts of the records of the magical actions they started in 1582.