This is the first modern study of Agrippa s occult philosophy as a coherent part of his intellectual work. By demonstrating his sophistication, it challenges traditional interpretations of Agrippa as an intellectual dilettante, and uses modern theory and philosophy to elucidate the intricacies of his thought. It also argues for a new, interdisciplinary approach to magic and its place within early modern culture, using a transhistorical 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. This volume will especially interest early modern intellectual historians, historians of religions, and scholars interested in the history of linguistic philosophy."

这是第一部关于阿格里帕的神秘主义哲学的现代研究，是他智力工作的一个连贯部分。通过展示他的复杂性，它挑战了将阿格里帕视为知识分子的传统解释，并使用现代理论和哲学来阐释他思想的复杂性。它还主张用一种新的、跨学科的方法来研究魔法及其在早期现代文化中的地位，用一种跨历史的对话模式来理解和解释这些文本。该分析带领读者阅读阿格里帕1533年的代表作De occulta philosophia的文本，阐释了该作品中经常隐藏的结构和论点。本卷将特别引起早期现代思想史学家、宗教史学家和对语言哲学史感兴趣的学者的兴趣。