Grimoires
Subtitle: a history of magic books
By: Owen Davies.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780199204519
Subjects: Occultism -- History; Charms -- Dictionaries -- History; Charms in literature -- History; Magic in literature -- History
Genres: Dictionaries
Description: Grimoires are books of spells that were first recorded in the Ancient Middle East and which have developed and spread over the ensuing millennia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ancient and medieval grimoires; title: The war against magic; title: Enlightenment and treasure; title: Across the oceans; title: Rediscovering ancient magic; title: Grimoires USA; title: Pulp magic; title: Lovecraft, Satan, and shadows.