Book II of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage: An English Translation Based on a Newly Discovered Manuscript
Stewart Clelland, Paul Ferguson
Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft December 1, 2023 DOI: 10.1353/mrw.2023.a930895 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAn English translation of Book II of the early modern German ritual magic manual The Book of Abramelin the Mage is provided, based on a newly discovered manuscript. This translation is the first complete English version of a longer, distinct text that differs from the two previously available English translations and more closely resembles the version in the earliest known manuscript.
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| Key finding | Argues that this translation is the first complete English rendition of a longer version of Book II of The Book of Abramelin the Mage, based on a newly discovered manuscript. |
Abstract
Abstract:This contribution to Materia Magica presents an English translation of Book II of the early modern German manual of ritual magic commonly titled The Book of Abramelin the Mage, as found preserved on its own in a newly discovered manuscript—The Hague, Grand Lodge Library Kl.MS:XII.C.2. 111r–148v. While two other English translations of the Abramelin text do exist, neither is complete. The present translation is thus the first rendition into English of a longer version of Book II that is different from both texts up to now available in English, and closer in key ways to the version found in the earliest known manuscript