Kabbalism in J. Romberch’s Congestorium and Its Context: An Approach
Kabbalism in J. Romberch’s Congestorium and Its Context: An Approach
Author(s): Marta Ramos GranéSubject(s): Philology
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Kabbalism; Congestorium; memory; Reuchlin; Romberch
Summary/Abstract: In the Renaissance, a great evolution took place in many disciplinesrelated to very diverse fields of knowledge. Among them were the arts ofmemory and Christian Hebraism, whose development went hand in hand with Christian Kabbalism and other speculative sciences. Both disciplineshad long previous traditions and some previous contact, starting withRaimundus Lullus, but it is from the first years of the 16th century thatmnemonics and Kabbalistic studies appear to converge on certain authors.This may be the case of Johannes Romberch, author of the Congestoriumartificiosae memoriae (1520), who makes very particular mention of Kabbalah in this well-known treatise. This paper aims to be an approach to the points of contact established in the Congestorium to later develop a comparative study.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Carolinae Philologica
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 129-141
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
