2003, ISBN: 9789004135741

The Language of Demons and Angels Cornelius Agrippa's Occult Philosophyby CHRISTOPHER I. LEHRICH2003 First Edition, First Printing In Publisher's Original Shrink WrapOUT-OF-PRINT, FIRST E… Meer...

The Language of Demons and Angels Cornelius Agrippa's Occult Philosophyby CHRISTOPHER I. LEHRICH2003 First Edition, First Printing In Publisher's Original Shrink WrapOUT-OF-PRINT, FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, SMYTH SEWN PAGES, HARDCOVER, THE BOOK IS IN ENGLISH(Our copy is still in the publisher's original shrink wrap.) This is the best copy you who can get). This is a major study on magic and Demonology for any occult library. This is a study on Agrippa's Three Books of Occult Philosophy. It is both a study and a commentary. This book was published in 2003 and, this original First Printing has been out-of print for some time.Product details Publisher: Brill Academic Pub; First Edition, First Printing Smyth Sewn HB Language: English Hardcover: 256 pages ISBN-10: 900413574X ISBN-13: 9789004135741 Item Weight: 1.31 pounds Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.75 x 11 inchesTABLE OF CONTENTS:Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi List of Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter One: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theory and Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cornelius Agrippa: Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter Two: Logos and Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Natural Magic Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Practice of Natural Magic: Man as Operator . . . . . . . . . . . Magic and Skeptical Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter Three: Sign, Sigil, Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exemplum: Magic Squares and Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exemplum: the Practice of Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theories of Signification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Elementary Forms of Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Power of the Sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inscribing the Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter Four: The Language of Demons and Angels . . . . . . . . Magical Kabbalah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Esotericism, Occultism, and Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ritual Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ritual, Belief, and Secrecy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manipulating the Demonic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .How to Summon a Demon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chapter Five: Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agrippan Interpretations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Historical Speculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Theoretical Meditations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Appendix One:Latin Quotations, De occulta philosophia . . . . .Appendix Two:De vanitate on Alchemy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Works by Agrippa (abbreviated) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Works on Agrippa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Premodern Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modern Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .This is the first modern study of Agrippa's three books of occult philosophy. It argues for a new, interdisciplinary approach to magic and its place within early modern culture, It uses a trans-historical conversational model to understand and interpret the texts. The analysis walks the reader through the text of De occulta philosophia , Agrippa's 1533 masterpiece, explicating the often hidden structure and argument of the work.GOODREADS REVIEW:In this book, Christopher Lehrich seeks to defend Agrippa's intellectual reputation against critics who have denigrated his /De Occulta Philosophia/ as nothing more than an inventory of pre-scientific superstitious notions, as well as its apparent incoherence with his other major work, /De Vanitate/. Through a close analysis of selected passages, Lehrich demonstrates that Agrippa was, rather than simply regurgitating the ideas of Ficino and Trithemius, in fact actively engaging with these probable theoretical sources. In doing so, /De Occulta Philosophia/ subtly establishes his own position regarding magic vis-a-vis the chain of being that joined together Nature, the celestial sphere, and God, as well as arguing for a reevaluation of just what kinds of magical experiments are morally sound.Agrippa's magic appears inextricably bound up with both his theology and his epistemology. The thoroughgoing skepticism of /De Vanitate/, Lehrich argues, demands faith in the incarnation of Christ as the sine qua non for all mortal knowledge. /De Occulta Philosophia/ posits a tripartite cosmology criss-crossed by invisible influences mediated through words and signs, which a learned and suitably faithful magician can put to use, potentially attaining an immediate knowledge of the Divine. Christ, as the logos - /the/ word - is the Divine intellect made present within Nature, without whom the entire structure breaks down and all meaning is lost. Some of Lehrich's most fascinating insights, in fact, revolve around issues of meaning and signification, his deconstructionist, linguistic reading of magical praxes providing them with not only an internal logic, but an ontological status and epistemological justification. This book is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in the history of early-modern magic, and a must-read for those interested in what it meant to its practitioners.KEYWORDS: Occult, Philosophy, Witchcraft, Magick, Demons, Angels, Spirits, Will Power, Concentration, Demonology, Brill Academic Pub, 2003, 5<