…In 1846, he returned to secular life and married, but was soon divorced. In 1851, he abandoned the “Dictionary of Christian Documents” that he had been working on for many years, and devoted himself to the study of magic. At the same time, he Hebrewized his name and changed it to Eliphas Levi as a sign of his devotion to Kabbalah. Following “The Doctrine and Ritual of High Magic” (1855-56), he presented the results of his research in that field to the world one after another as “Series of Occult Philosophy”, including “History of Magic” (1860) and “The Key to the Great Mysteries” (1861). … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Eliphas Levi" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…46年還俗(げんぞく)して結婚生活に入るが,間もなく離婚。51年,長年取り組んできた《キリスト教文献事典》を中途で放棄して,魔術研究に没入,同時にカバラへの帰依のしるしとして名前もヘブライ語化して,エリファス・レビと改める。《高等魔術の教理と祭儀》(1855‐56)に続いて,60年から65年にかけて,その方面の研究成果を〈オカルト哲学叢書〉として次々と世に問い,代表的なものに《魔術史》(1860),《大神秘の鍵》(1861)などがある。… ※「エリファス・レビ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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