The picatrix : the goal of the wise (in sorcery)
by Pseudo-Maǧrīṭī, H Ritter & Steven Ashe
- First published:
- 21st century
- Language: English
Complete Rendering of The Picatrix or Gayat al-?akim [fi l-si?r] 'The Goal of the Wise [in sorcery]'. This is a grimoire (grammar) of the Art of Magic & Astrological Lore written around 1200 A.D. offering talismanic and astrological guidance. The Picatrix was a primary source for 'alchemic scholars' such as Michael Scot. The book had a major influence on later West European magical thinking from Marsilio Ficino in the 1400s, Cornelius Agrippa, Thomas Campanella, Dr John Dee and Paracelsus in addition to the anonymous authors of magical grammars such as the Key of Solomon. The edition in the British Library passed through several hands: Simon Forman, Richard Napier, Elias Ashmole and William Lilly. Presented in the original Arabic, the talismanic property of this work will be of interest to specialist collectors of seminal grimoires & Golden Dawn source works. Reproduced in the original authentic Arabic.
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology, Initiatory orders and secret societies, and Ritual magic and grimoires.
Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “grimoires”. Retained metadata contains “grimoire” in the description, “Grimoires” in the description, “Magic” in the description, and 1 additional metadata match(es).
- “grimoires”· via OpenAlex
- “grimoire”· in description
- “Grimoires”· in description
- “Magic”· in description
- “Magic”· in subject
Retained metadata contains “astrological” in the description and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.
- “astrological”· in description
- “Astrology”· in subject
Retained metadata contains “golden dawn” in the description.
- “golden dawn”· in description
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OpenAlex scholarly book record | 2007-01-01 | Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; Medical Entomology and Zoology | English | — | Unknown |
Subjects
- Social Sciences
- Philosophy
- Arts and Humanities
- Art
- Astrology
- Literature
- Archeology
- Physical Sciences
- Sociology and Political Science
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Art history
- Classics
- Physics and Astronomy
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- MAGIC (telescope)
- Linguistics
- Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
- Historical and Linguistic Studies
- Arabic
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