Johann Georg Wachter. Der Spinozismus im Jüdenthumb, oder die von dem heütigen Jüdenthumb und dessen Geheimen Kabbalah vergötterte Welt [“Spinozism in Judaism…Or the Pantheistic World of Contemporary Jews and their Secret Kabbalah.”]

AUCTION 73 | Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters & Graphic Art

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Lot 171
(KABBALAH)

Johann Georg Wachter. Der Spinozismus im Jüdenthumb, oder die von dem heütigen Jüdenthumb und dessen Geheimen Kabbalah vergötterte Welt [“Spinozism in Judaism…Or the Pantheistic World of Contemporary Jews and their Secret Kabbalah.”]

<<First edition.>> With dedication page following title. With one foldout plate depicting the “Lux Infiniti.” With some marginalia. pp. (12), 256, 77.

Amsterdam: Johann Wolters 1699

Est: $500 - $700
PRICE REALIZED $450
This volume, rich in information of Kabbalistic principles and the occult circles of the day and their interrelations, was authored by German scholar and theologian Johann Wachter (1663-1757) in response to Johann Peter Spaeth (i.e Moses Germanus), and takes a surprisingly positive view of Kabbalah as a whole.