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As the early modern period commenced in the late 15th century, many changes began to shock Europe that would have an effect on the production of grimoires. Historian Owen Davies classed the most important of these as the Protestant Reformation and subsequent Catholic Counter-Reformation, the witch-hunts and the advent of printing. The Renaissance saw the continuation of interest in magic that had been found in the Mediaeval period, and in this period, there was an increased interest in Hermeticism among occultists and ceremonial magicians in Europe, largely fueled by the 1471 translation of the ancient ''[[Corpus Hermeticum]]'' into Latin by Marsilio Ficino (1433–99). | As the early modern period commenced in the late 15th century, many changes began to shock Europe that would have an effect on the production of grimoires. Historian Owen Davies classed the most important of these as the Protestant Reformation and subsequent Catholic Counter-Reformation, the witch-hunts and the advent of printing. The Renaissance saw the continuation of interest in magic that had been found in the Mediaeval period, and in this period, there was an increased interest in Hermeticism among occultists and ceremonial magicians in Europe, largely fueled by the 1471 translation of the ancient ''[[Corpus Hermeticum]]'' into Latin by Marsilio Ficino (1433–99). | ||
Alongside this, there was a rise in interest in the Jewish mysticism known as the [[Kabbalah]], which was spread across the continent by Pico della Mirandola and Johannes Reuchlin. The most important magician of the Renaissance was [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] (1486–1535), who widely studied [[occult]] topics and earlier grimoires and eventually published his own, the [[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]], in 1533. A similar figure was the Swiss magician known as [[Paracelsus]] (1493–1541), who published '' | Alongside this, there was a rise in interest in the Jewish mysticism known as the [[Kabbalah]], which was spread across the continent by Pico della Mirandola and Johannes Reuchlin. The most important magician of the Renaissance was [[Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa]] (1486–1535), who widely studied [[occult]] topics and earlier grimoires and eventually published his own, the [[Three Books of Occult Philosophy]], in 1533. A similar figure was the Swiss magician known as [[Paracelsus]] (1493–1541), who published ''Of the Supreme Mysteries of Nature'', in which he emphasised the distinction between good and bad magic. A third such individual was [[Johann Georg Faust]], upon whom several pieces of later literature were written, such as Christopher Marlowe's ''Doctor Faustus'', that portrayed him as consulting with [[demon]]s. | ||
The idea of demonology had remained strong in the Renaissance, and several demonological grimoires were published, including The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy, which falsely claimed to having been authored by Agrippa, and the ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]'', which listed 69 demons. | The idea of demonology had remained strong in the Renaissance, and several demonological grimoires were published, including The Fourth Book of Occult Philosophy, which falsely claimed to having been authored by Agrippa, and the ''[[Pseudomonarchia Daemonum]]'', which listed 69 demons. | ||