Description: THE HISTORY OF MAGIC: INCLUDING A CLEARM AND PRECISE EXPOSITION OF ITE PROCEDURE, RITES AND MYSTERIES Book Details + Condition: Scarce facsimile reprint from Kessinger Publishing Company (publishers of rare and out-of-print books on Alchemy, Freemasonry, Hermetic, Rosicrucian, and Occult subjects), circa 1990s. 536 pages, with b&w illustrations. Translation, Preface and Notes by A.E. Waite. Eliphas Lévi Zahed, born Alphonse Louis Constant, was a French occult author, socialist, and ceremonial magician. His "Histoire de la Magie" was first published in 1860. (Please see our available copy of this original First Edition.) Lévi exerted a profound influence on those occultists who would follow, including the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Helen Blavatsky, and Aleister Crowley, among others. The work is divided into 7 "Books": - The Derivations of Magic- Formation and Development of Dogmas- Divine Synthesis and Realisation of Magia by the Christian Revelation - Magic and Civilisation- The Adepts and the Priesthood- Magic and the Revolution- Magic in the Nineteenth Century Levi's work offers a thorough and broad examination of magic and the occult from ancient times to the occult revival of the 19th century, with topics including: - Magic of the Magi- Hermetic Magic- The Holy Kabbalah- Mysticism- Superstitions- Magical Monuments- The Devil- The Last Pagans- Influence of Women- Magicians- On Certain Alchemists- Magical Origin of Freemasonry- The Illuminati- Hallucinations- Mesmerists and Somnabulists- Magical Literature- The Occult Sciences- And so much more. Firm binding; normal aging and wear to covers, with old dog-eared right corner; interior is clean and free of markings. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions! Also check out our other rare and out-of-print antiquarian books at Black Cat Caboodle. SHIPPING & PAYMENTShipping & Handling — covers shipping via USPS to anywhere in the continental U.S. and within eBay's Global Shipping Program.Payment is due within 3 days of end of auction. Black Cat Caboodle THANKS you for looking!
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Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Author: Arthur Edward Waite
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing Company
Topic: Occult
Subject: Religion & Spirituality
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1990