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Three Books Of Occult Philosophy Book One: A Modern Translation [Paperback] [2012] (Author) Cornelius Agrippa, Eric Purdue, Christopher Warnock Paperback – January 1, 2012

by Cornelius Agrippa (Author), Eric Purdue (Translator)
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ lulu.com (January 1, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Brian Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars The new standard
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2021
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This new translation of Agrippa's De Occulta Philosophia is both fluent in its rendition for a modern audience, and a great asset for researchers, with its footnotes indicating the specific primary sources from which the text's many obscure allusions may have been derived. The corrections to questionable translations found in previous editions, also listed in the footnotes, are a philological gift to casual readers and serious scholars alike! If you can own only one version of Agrippa's work in English, I would recommend this one.
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Samuel Scarborough
5.0 out of 5 stars As advertised
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2024
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The book is as advertised and is a great addition to any occult library.
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Von
5.0 out of 5 stars Exceeded all my expectations!
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2024
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Excellent book. Nicely made. Extremely understandable and clear. Exceeded all my expectations.
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Shodan86
5.0 out of 5 stars The occult philosophy
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2024
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A Must have in any occult library.
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Sewing Meiser
5.0 out of 5 stars Like an Ancient Spirituality 101 textbook
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2022
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(I am new to the classics, so my review may not be helpful for those who are well versed in them. )

Amazing. This is like a textbook for a university-level Ancient Spirituality 101 course. The Three Books provide a high-level overview of the Spiritual beliefs of the ancients from Plato to Aristotle to the Egyptians and so on. The books provide practical instructions, logic, explantaions. My world has opened up!

Purdue does a stellar job providing sources for as much of the data and instructions as possible. His hard work in producing this translation and reference allows me to find the ancient or archaic referenced book(s) on a topic so that I may go deeper. My library is now becoming full of the great minds whom I was led to believe were nothing more than stodgy philosphers; I never realized until this book came along how *spiritual* and practical Plato, Aristotle, etc were! And their knowledge & spirituality were very much based on logic and reason, something that has been removed from modern-day spirituality (from my personal observation and to my chagrin).

As one anonymous poster wrote: Modern-day spirituality books are like 5th-grade science books compared to this book being like an intro to biochemistry textbook.

TIP: Bookmark an etymology dictionary website to read this. Many words used by Agrippa/Purdue do not have the same modern-day meanings.

Example: 'Accidents'
Modern meaning: an unfortunate, unforeseen event
Aristotle (and thus Agrippa/Purdue) used 'accident' in a philosophical sense to describe "distinction between the essential and accidental properties of a thing. For example, a chair can be made of wood or metal, but this is accidental to its being a chair: that is, it is still a chair regardless of the material from which it is made." (Wikipedia) Therefore all of our individual Accidents makes us *unique* and who we are. But we're still human.

Do you see what I mean about how this book is expanding my world? I don't know that I'll ever buy a modern spirituality book again.

Thank you for your hard work, Purdue. Friends have already ordered their copy as well.
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Huki
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, must read.
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2024
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Ive read these books 15 times now and for some reason they are even more interesting. Working on my 16th time and its like ive never read them. A must read for any one who
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Alison Sheehan
5.0 out of 5 stars A foundational history book for any student of magick
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2022
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This translation is good. It's a tough read for a modern reader, but it has excellent information. Push through and you will learn foundational information that spawned most every other book on magick.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still really good
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2024
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Richard Bootystuffs
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the translation you want
Reviewed in Canada on January 6, 2024
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This is the translation you want.
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john ogbonna
5.0 out of 5 stars The best so far.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2024
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The best so far. I'm still on volume one and can say that it was beautifully written.
So far so good ❤
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john
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quality
Reviewed in Canada on August 23, 2022
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Great edition and very well constructed. All three volumes are well made and look great.
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Starwalker
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2015
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This is a stunning work! Warnock's attention to detail in unpacking the translation of this classic is admirable, and will deepen the reader's appreciation of this important material, contextualized thus as a compendium of about 200 other books to which most readers will not have access. A real labour of love, which must have taken a very long time to compile. The translation is fluid, inviting, illuminating and easy to read. Also, the material is beautifully formatted, with proper Table of Contents and back-links to the many notes, making for smooth navigation of the text for study purposes. I do really look forward to the next two books being published!
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Angelina
4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic translation, shame about the issues with the box
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2022
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To start off with I am only a third of the way through book 1 however I am grateful to Purdue for this excellent translation. However, the outer box that holds the three books is visibly damaged, this has nothing to do with the author but I guess the method of delivery. It did come in a generously packaged box as do most items bought off here but the edges show visible damage which is a shame for the price point. Happy with my purchase but would be good if the supplier took better care with books like these.
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