num_pages: 606
description: Topics include Aleister Crowley, G.I. Gurdjieff, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Kabbalah, primitive magic, Franz Anton Mesmer, Gregor Rasputin, Daniel Dunglas Home, Paracelsus, P.D. Ouspensky, Wm Blake, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Cornelius Agrippa etc.AcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionPart 1: A Survey of the SubjectMagic-The Science of the Future The Dark Side of the Moon The Poet as Occultist Part 2: A History of MagicThe Evolution of Man The Magic of Primitive Man Adepts &amp; Initiates The World of the Kabbalists Adepts &amp; Imposters The 19th Century--Magic &amp; Romanticism The Beast Himself Two Russian Mages Part 3:Man's Latent PowersWitchcraft &amp; Lycanthropy The Realm of Spirits GlimpsesBibliographyIndex
language: English
title: OCCULT: HISTORY V813
titlecomplete: OCCULT: HISTORY V813
genres: Religion, Philosophy, Reference, Occult, Psychology, Magic, Nonfiction, History, Spirituality, Paranormal
ratings_count: 1977
publisher: Vintage/Random House Inc. (NYC)