Victorian Occultism and the Making of Modern Magic

Invoking Tradition

Gebonden Engels 2011 9780230223394
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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 science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs.

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ISBN13:9780230223394
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Acknowledgements Introduction A New Order A New Magic Resurrecting the Past: Hiram, Isis, and the Rosy Cross Preservation and Improvisation: Nineteenth-Century Magicians Magical Libraries: What Occultists Read Revolutionizing Magic: The Will Conquers the Spirit Middle-Class Magic Notes Bibliography Index

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