The language of demons and angels : Cornelius Agrippa's occult philosophy / by Christopher I. Lehrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lehrich, Christopher I.

Series:

Brill's studies in intellectual history 0920-8607 ; v. 119.

Brill's studies in intellectual history, 0920-8607 ; v. 119

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486-1535.

Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius.

Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486?-1535.

Occultism.

Physical Description:

xii, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Summary:

This is the first modern study of Agrippa's occult philosophy, revealing it to be a coherent part of his intellectual work. It analyzes the text of De occulta philosophia, explicating the sophisticated structure and argument of the work.

Contents:

Theory and Method 2

Cornelius Agrippa: Life 25

Works 32

Chapter 2 Logos and Nature 43

The Natural Magic Problem 45

The Practice of Natural Magic: Man as Operator 66

Magic and Skeptical Philosophy 73

Chapter 3 Sign, Sigil, Text 98

Exemplum: Magic Squares and Figures 100

Exemplum: the Practice of Images 110

Theories of Signification 116

The Elementary Forms of Language 124

The Power of the Sign 134

Inscribing the Powers 142

Chapter 4 The Language of Demons and Angels 147

Magical Kabbalah 149

Esotericism, Occultism, and Magic 159

Ritual Magic 164

Ritual, Belief, and Secrecy 172

Manipulating the Demonic 185

How to Summon a Demon 200

Agrippan Interpretations 214

Historical Speculations 219

Theoretical Meditations 220

Appendix 1 Latin Quotations, De occulta philosophia 227

Appendix 2 De vanitate on Alchemy 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-251) and index.

ISBN:

900413574X

OCLC:

52729159