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Hodder and Stoughton
Language
English
Pages
601

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Subjects
Occultism, Occultisme, History

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The occult.
1979, Grafton
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The occult: a history.
1973, Vintage Books, Vintage
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The occult: a history
1971, Random House
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The occult: a history
1971, Random House
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The occult: a history
1971, Random House
in English
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1971, Hodder and Stoughton
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Table of Contents

PREFACE Page 9 INTRODUCTION Page 21
PART ONE. A Survey of the Subject
1. Magic—The Science of the Future Page 37 2. The Dark Side of the Moon Page 63 3. The Poet as Occultist Page 91
PART TWO. A History of Magic
1. The Evolution of Man Page 121 2. The Magic of Primitive Man Page 143 3. Adepts and Initiates Page 177 4. The World of the Kabbalists Page 201 5. Adepts and Impostors Page 267 6. The Nineteenth Century-Magic and Romanticism Page 319 7. The Beast Himself Page 351 8. Two Russian Mages Page 379
PART THREE. Man's Latent Powers
1. Witchcraft and Lycanthropy Page 417 2. The Realm of Spirits Page 461 3. Glimpses Page 537 BIBLIOGRAPHY Page 583 INDEX Page 589

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Bibliography: p. [581]-586.
Sequel: Mysteries.

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133
Library of Congress
BF1411 .W53

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Hardcover
Pagination
601 p., 8 plates.
Number of pages
601

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occult00wils
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