《所羅門的小鑰匙》（，，另一個廣為人知的名稱是Lemegeton）是一部神秘學著作，託名由古以色列國王所羅門所編寫。該書記載眾多法術與召喚惡魔之法。
書名
本書的標題在早期的手抄本中常寫爲Lemegeton, Clavicula Salomonis, or The Little Key of Solomon或其他類似形式。標題中的clavicula爲拉丁語clavis（鑰匙）的指小詞。注意本書不應與另一本知名的神秘學著作Clavicula Salomonis（《所羅門的鑰匙》）相混淆，後者常被簡稱爲Clavicula。
書名中的Lemegeton並非拉丁語，其本義不詳。該詞亦在本書的第五部Ars Notoria中出現，原文爲：“...sicut etiam ait Salomon in tractu Lemegeton, hoc est in tractu spiritualium & secretorum experimentorum.”（“……所羅門王在他的《論Lemegeton》，亦即《論心靈與玄秘的實驗》中，如是說道。”）。
篇名中的goetia來自古希臘語γοητεία，意爲“法術”。與第二卷標題中的theurgia（神通術，來自古希臘語θεουργία）相比，goetia通常具有負面意義（如指代黑魔法）。
Ars Theurgia Goetia
《小鑰匙》的第二卷記載了31位精靈（aerial spirits）與它們的召喚法。該部分參考了约翰尼斯·特里特米乌斯所著的**'（隐写术）。
Ars Almadel
《小鑰匙》的第四卷講解了一種名爲Almadel的蠟製法壇的用法。該部分的拉丁文本可以追溯至12世紀，由已散佚的阿拉伯語原本翻譯而來。
Ars Notoria
《小鑰匙》的第五卷題名意爲“速記術”，指的是能讓施法者在短時間內汲取大量知識的法術
- Peterson, Joseph H. (ed.), The Lesser Key of Solomon: Lemegeton Clavicula Salomonis (York Beach, ME: Weiser Books, 2001). Considered "the definitive version"and "the standard edition".
- Runyon, Carroll, The Book of Solomon’s Magick (Silverado, CA: C.H.S. Inc., 1996). Targeted more toward practicing magicians than academics, claims that the demons were originally derived from Mesopotamian mythology.
- Shah, Idries, The Secret Lore of Magic (London: Abacus, 1972). Contains portions of Ars Almandel and split sections the Goetia, missing large portions of the rituals involved.
- Skinner, Stephen & Rankine, David (eds.), The Goetia of Dr Rudd: The Angels and Demons of Liber Malorum Spirituum Seu Goetia (Sourceworks of Ceremonial Magic) (London and Singapore: The Golden Hoard Press 2007)
- Thorogood, Alan (ed.), Frederick Hockley (transcribed), The Pauline Art of Solomon (York Beach, ME: The Teitan Press, 2016)
- Veenstra, Jan R. “The Holy Almandal. Angels and the intellectual aims of magic” in Jan N. Bremmer and Jan R. Veenstra (eds.), The Metamorphosis of Magic from Late Antiguity to the Early Modern Period (Leuven: Peeters, 2002), pp. 189–229. The Almadel is transcribed at pp. 217–229.
- Waite, Arthur Edward, The Book of Black Magic and of Pacts. Including the rites and mysteries of goëtic theurgy, sorcery, and infernal necromancy, also the rituals of black magic (Edinburgh: 1898). Reprinted as The Secret Tradition in Goëtia. The Book of Ceremonial Magic, including the rites and mysteries of Goëtic theurgy, sorcery, and infernal necromancy (London: William Rider & Son, 1911). Includes the Goetia, Pauline Art and Almadel.
- White, Nelson & Anne (eds.) Lemegeton: Clavicula Salomonis: or, The complete lesser key of Solomon the King (Pasadena, CA: Technology Group, 1979). Noted by Peterson to be "almost totally unreadable".
- Wilby, Kevin (ed.) The Lemegetton. A Medieval Manual of Solomonic Magic (Silian, Lampeter: Hermetic Research Series, 1985)
參見
- 所羅門七十二柱魔神
- 所羅門的鑰匙
參考文獻
外部連結
- J. B. Hare, [http://www.sacred-texts.com/grim/lks/index.htm online edition] (2002, sacred-texts.com)
- Joseph H. Peterson, [http://esotericarchives.com/solomon/lemegeton.htm online edition] (1999)
- [http://www.sacred-texts.com/grim/lks/lks05.htm Demon list with descriptions]
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