The romance of sorcery
Subtitle: the famous exploration of the world of the supernatural
By: Sax Rohmer
Edition: First Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin edition.
Series: Tarcher supernatural library -- 2
Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780399169205
Subjects: Magic; Occultism; Magcians; Biography; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Supernatural; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Unexplained Phenomena; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Witchcraft & Wicca
Description: "  Long out of print, this classic survey of magic and the occult clearly explains centuries of mystical rituals and practices-part of the new Tarcher Supernatural Library.  This guide distills generations of magical practice, witchcraft, and other occult interests across cultures and centuries into a single, enchanting volume.  Written for laymen and practitioners alike, The Romance of Sorcery simply and readably outlines the history of magic-from ancient Egypt to John Dee to Madame Blavatsky-showing how both Wiccan practice and witches in popular culture came to be.  The first three titles released in Tarcher's Supernatural Library are Ghost Hunter (by Hans Holzer), Romance of Sorcery (by Sax Rohmer) and Isis in America (by Henry Steel Olcott)"--

"This survey of magic, witchcraft, and other occult interests throughout history--novelist Sax Rohmer's first and only only non-fiction book--distills generations of magical practice across cultures and centuries into a single, enchanting volume. This guide for laymen and practitioners alike simply and readably outlines the history of magic--from ancient Egypt to John Dee to Madame Blavatsky--showing how both Wiccan practice and witches in popular culture came to be"--
Notes: "Romance of Sorcery was originally published in 1914."

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Sorcery and sorcerers; title: Apollonius of Tyana; title: Michel de Notre Dame, called Nostradamus; title: Dr. John Dee; title: Cagliostro; title: Madam Blavatsky; title: Sorcery and the law.