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Hodder and Stoughton
Language
English
Pages
601

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Subjects

Occultism, Occultisme, History
Edition Availability
Cover of: The occult.
The occult.
1979, Grafton
in English
Cover of: The occult
The occult: a history.
1973, Vintage Books, Vintage
in English
Cover of: The occult
The occult: a history
1971, Random House
in English - [Book club ed.]
Cover of: The occult.
The occult.
1971, Hodder and Stoughton
Hardcover in English
Cover of: The occult
The occult: a history
1971, Random House
in English
Cover of: The occult
The occult: a history
1971, Random House
in English

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Table of Contents

PREFACE
Page 9
INTRODUCTION
Page 21
PART ONE. A Survey of the Subject
1. Magic—The Science of the Future
Page 37
2. The Dark Side of the Moon
Page 63
3. The Poet as Occultist
Page 91
PART TWO. A History of Magic
1. The Evolution of Man
Page 121
2. The Magic of Primitive Man
Page 143
3. Adepts and Initiates
Page 177
4. The World of the Kabbalists
Page 201
5. Adepts and Impostors
Page 267
6. The Nineteenth Century-Magic and Romanticism
Page 319
7. The Beast Himself
Page 351
8. Two Russian Mages
Page 379
PART THREE. Man's Latent Powers
1. Witchcraft and Lycanthropy
Page 417
2. The Realm of Spirits
Page 461
3. Glimpses
Page 537
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Page 583
INDEX
Page 589

Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. [581]-586.
Sequel: Mysteries.

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Dewey Decimal Class
133
Library of Congress
BF1411 .W53

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Format
Hardcover
Pagination
601 p., 8 plates.
Number of pages
601

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OL5744146M
Internet Archive
occult00wils
ISBN 10
034015263X
LCCN
70880646
Library Thing
128290
Goodreads
3629350

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OL102103W

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