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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    October 2014
    August 2013
    ISBN:
    9781139839297
    9781108062039
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139839297
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.77kg, 614 Pages
    • Subjects:
    History of Ideas, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Sociology of Religion, Anthropology, Sociology, General
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
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    Subjects:
    History of Ideas, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Sociology of Religion, Anthropology, Sociology, General
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
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    Born Alphonse Louis Constant, French magician Éliphas Lévi (1810–75) wrote prolifically on the occult sciences. His Histoire de la magie was first published in 1860. In it, Lévi recounts the history of the occult in Western thought, encompassing its biblical, Zoroastrian and ancient Greek origins, various magical practices of the medieval and early modern periods - including hermeticism, alchemy and necromancy - and the role of magic in the French Revolution. The last section of the book describes nineteenth-century magical practices and includes details of Lévi's own occult experiences. Prepared by Arthur Edward Waite (1857–1942), this English translation was first published in 1913. An editor and translator of numerous magical texts, Waite includes here a preface comprising an eloquent defense of Lévi and intellectual magic. The original French edition is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.

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