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'''''Three Books of Occult Philosophy''''' (''De Occulta Philosophia libri III'') is [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s study of [[occult]] philosophy, acknowledged as a significant contribution to the Renaissance philosophical discussion concerning the powers of [[ritual magic]], and its relationship with religion. | '''''Three Books of Occult Philosophy''''' (''De Occulta Philosophia libri III'') is [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]]'s study of [[occult]] philosophy, acknowledged as a significant contribution to the Renaissance philosophical discussion concerning the powers of [[ritual magic]], and its relationship with religion. It was first published in its complete form in 1533. | ||
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These arguments were common amongst other [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|hermetic]] philosophers at the time and before. In fact, Agrippa's interpretation of magic is similar to the authors Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola and Johann Reuchlin's synthesis of [[ritual magic|magic]] and religion, and emphasizes an exploration of nature. | These arguments were common amongst other [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|hermetic]] philosophers at the time and before. In fact, Agrippa's interpretation of magic is similar to the authors Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola and Johann Reuchlin's synthesis of [[ritual magic|magic]] and religion, and emphasizes an exploration of nature. | ||
Despite being an old and venerated source, the book does contain errors, including an incorrect spelling of the [[Tetragrammaton]] in the section devoted to the [[Archangels of the Zodiac]]. | Despite being an old and venerated source, the book does contain many errors, including an incorrect spelling of the [[Tetragrammaton]] in the section devoted to the [[Archangels of the Zodiac]]. | ||
===Sources=== | ===Sources=== | ||
Agrippa's sources for his book included: | |||
* ''[[De Arte Cabbalistica]]'' | * ''[[De Arte Cabbalistica]]'' | ||
* ''[[Sefer Raziel HaMalakh]]'' | * ''[[Sefer Raziel HaMalakh]]'' | ||
* ''[[Zohar]]'' | * ''[[Zohar]]'' | ||
==Publication history== | |||
The first book was printed in 1531 in Paris, Cologne, and Antwerp, while the full three volumes first appeared in Cologne in 1533. | |||
The first english edition was published in 1651. | |||
[[Category:Books]] | [[Category:Books]] | ||
[[Category:Poor Articles]] | [[Category:Poor Articles]] | ||