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"This classic study of the French magician Eliphas Lévi and the occult revival in france is at last available again after being out of print and highly sought after for many years. Its central focus is Lévi himself (1810-1875), would-be priest, revolutionary socialist, utopian v…
"Introduction : the meanings of medieval superstition -- The weight of tradition -- Superstition in court and cloister -- The cardinal, the confessor, and the chancellor -- Dilemmas of discernment -- Witchcraft and its discontents -- Toward disenchantment?"
Hermetism from late Antiquity to Humanism: La tradizione ermetica dal mondo Tardo-antico all…
by Parri, Ilaria, Lucentini, Paolo, Convegno internazionale di studi su "La tradizione ermetica dal mondo Tardo-antico all'Umanesimo", Napoli), International congress "Hermetism from late Antiquity to Humanism", Napels)
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A popular new image of Witches has arisen in recent years, due largely to popular movies and television. Here, young sexy Witches use magic and Witchcraft to gain control over their lives and fight evil. Then there is the depiction in the Harry Potter books: Witchcraft is a gift…
I vincoli della natura: magia e stregoneria nel Rinascimento
by Ernst, Germana, Giglioni, Guido
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The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of scienc…
"At the beginning of the twentieth century, Indian Yoga and Tantra become attractive to some major exponents of Western occultism. In a gesture typical of the syncretic tendency in Esotericism, Yoga is by these Westerners often identified as an Eastern form of magic: the two dis…