The History of Magic Paperback

Eliphas Levi

ISBN 10: 0877289298 / ISBN 13: 9780877289296

Published by Red Wheel / Weiser, 1999

About this Item

This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # 9780877289296

Bibliographic Details

Title: The History of Magic Paperback

Publisher: Red Wheel / Weiser

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Soft Cover

Book Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis:

First published in 1913, this classic text is an invaluable source book on the history and practice of magic and occultism. The contents include: Magic of the Magi, Magic in Ancient Greece, the Kabalah, Primitive Symbolism, Mysticism, Oracles, Magical Monuments, Magic and Christianity, Pagan Magic, Kabalistic Paintings and Sacred Emblems, Sorcerers, Magic and Freemasonry, the Illuminati, and more. Illustrated.

Book Description:

First published in French, this work by Éliphas Lévi (1810-75) was translated into English by occult historian Arthur Waite in 1913. In this book, Lévi traces Western magic from its origins in the ancient world to the nineteenth-century occult revival. Lévi's French edition is also reissued in this series.