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'''Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim''' (14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, theologian, and [[occult]] writer. Agrippa's ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]'' published in 1533 drew heavily upon [[Kabbalah]], [[Hermeticism]], and neo-Platonism. His book was widely influential among [[occultist]]s of the early modern period, and was condemned as heretical by the inquisitor of Cologne. | '''Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim''' (14 September 1486 – 18 February 1535) was a German polymath, physician, legal scholar, soldier, theologian, and [[occult]] writer. Agrippa's ''[[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]]'' published in 1533 drew heavily upon [[Kabbalah]], [[Hermeticism]], and neo-Platonism. His book was widely influential among [[occultist]]s of the early modern period, and was condemned as heretical by the inquisitor of Cologne. | ||
No evidence exists that Agrippa was seriously accused, much less persecuted, for his interest in or practice of [[magic]] | No evidence exists that Agrippa was seriously accused, much less persecuted, for his interest in or practice of [[ritual magic]] and [[occult]] arts during his lifetime, although it was known he argued against the persecution of [[witch]]es. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||