John Dee's Conversations with Angels

Deborah E. Harkness, a historian of science, examines John Dee's angel conversations in the context of his natural philosophy, religious beliefs and apocalyptic expectations. She argues that Dee saw these sessions as a legitimate means of gaining knowledge of the natural world and divine purpose. The book is a key scholarly study of Dee and illuminates the intersections of science, religion and magic in the sixteenth century.