The History of Magic and the Occult
โ Scribed by Kurt Seligmann
- Publisher
- Gramercy,US
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 376
- Edition
- New
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
From the demons of Mesopotamia to those plaguing our own late-20th-century civilization, this comprehensive primer covers every aspect of magic and the occult since earliest recorded time. Spanning 5,000 years of world history it covers every major civilization and includes sections on alchemy, the Devil, witchcraft, the cabala, astrology, the tarot, the Rosicrucians, Nostradamus, and vampires. Profusely illustrated with nearly 170 black-and-white illustrations.
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