Nevill Drury

Stealing Fire from Heaven

The Rise of Modern Western Magic

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Produktbeschreibung

In this overview of the modern occult revival, Nevill Drury traces the rise of various forms of magical belief and practice, from the influential Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn to the emergence of Wicca and Goddess worship as expressions of contemporary feminine spirituality. He also explores Chaos Magick and the occult practices of the so-called Left-Hand Path, as well as twenty-first-century magical forays into cyberspace.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. März 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780199751006
• ISBN-10: 0199751005
• Artikelnr.: 32727724

Autorenporträt

Ph.D. University of Newcastle, Australia; award-winning author of several books on the occult

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction
1.: Medieval Precursors
2.: Freemasons and the Rose Cross
3.: New Light: The Rise of the Golden Dawn
4.: Aleister Crowley and the Left-Hand Path
5.: Three Magical Visionaries
6.: The Rebirth of the Goddess
7.: Dark Forces: Contemporary Satanism and Black Magic
8.: Spirit, Myth, and Cosmos: From Shamanism to Chaos Magick
9.: Archetypes and Cyberspace: Magic in the 21st Century
Notes
Bibliography
Index