Histoire de la Magie: Avec Une Exposition Claire et Précise de Ses Procédés, De Ses Rites et De Ses Mystères - Couverture souple

Lévi, Éliphas

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ISBN 10 : 110802730X ISBN 13 : 9781108027304

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

First published in 1860, Éliphas Lévi's history of magic follows in the wake of his enormously successful Dogme et Ritual de la Haute Magie, which first appeared in 1854. In this book, the French occultist and alleged magician offers a thoroughly comprehensive survey of the idea of 'magic' in Western history, from its origins in Indian, Greek, cabalistic and hermetic traditions to the latest developments in nineteenth-century occult philosophy, as well as his own private recollections of his experience with magic. Lévi is adamant in his treatment of magic as a serious science and one compatible with Christianity, encouraging his readers to see magic as the reconciliation point between faith and reason, science and belief, authority and liberty. Extending to almost six hundred pages and with numerous illustrations, this book should appeal to those interested in the nineteenth-century obsession with mysticism and the occult.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 110802730X
• ISBN 13: 9781108027304
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 618