Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of Occult Sciences
Author: The Encyclopedia of Occult Sciences
Author: M. C. PoinsotPublisher:
ISBN: 9781494053864
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.
The Encyclopedia of Occult Sciences
Author: M. C. PoinsotPublisher:
ISBN: 9781258930899
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.
Encyclopædia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World
Author: Cora Linn DanielsPublisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.
ISBN: 9781410209146
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 634
Book Description
Originally published in 1903, this is an excellent source for an historical perspective on superstitions and folklore. Hundreds of entries are arranged alphabetically within broad subject categories. The original subtitle reads: "A comprehensive library of human belief and practice in the mysteries of life through more than six thousand years of experience and progress including the fundamental intuitions and instincts underlying the structure of civilization, theology, mythology, demonology, magic, witchcraft, esoteric philosophy, signs, omens, oracles, sorceries, auguries, divinations, prophecies, methods and means employed in revealing fortune and fate, systems and formulas for the use of psychical forces, hypnotism, clairvoyance, telepathy, spiritualism, character reading and character building with all the known powers and wonders of mind and soul, illustrated with numerous ancient and modern designs and thoroughly indexed."
An Encyclopaedia of Occultism
Author: Lewis SpencePublisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 1596052376
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
This "compendium of information on the occult sciences, occult personalities, psychic science, demonology, spiritism, and mysticism" was one of a kind when it was first published in 1920 and is still considered the best in its field today. Spence organizes a world's worth of magic -- from "Ab" (a magical month in the ancient Semitic calendar) to "Zulu witch-finders" -- into 2,500 dictionary-style entries that explore concepts and personalities both familiar (Freemasonry, Morgan le Fay) and obscure: palingenesy (a process by which plants or vegetables are destroyed and then "resurrected"), Leonora Galigai (a 17th-century Italian aristocrat who was burned as a witch). A delight for devotees of the weird and the strange, and a valuable resource for students of mythology and the evolution of scientific thought, this important volume is at home in the libraries of all book lovers. Scottish journalist and folklorist LEWIS SPENCE (1874 -1955) was a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, and Vice-President of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society. He published more than 40 works on mythology and the occult, including History of Atlantis, An Introduction to Mythology, and Myth and Ritual in Dance, Game and Rhyme.
Encyclopaedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World
Author: Cora Linn DanielsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
An Encyclopedia of Occultism
Author: Lewis SpencePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Occultism
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
An Encyclopedia of Occultism
Author: Lewis SpencePublisher:
ISBN: 9780865903258
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Encyclopedia Of Occult Scienses Vol. I Astrology
Author: Poinsot, MaffeoPublisher: Aegitas
ISBN: 5000647092
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 79
Book Description
It is because his work has been that of popularising and not of creating (according to his account at least) that the author has desired to remain anonymous, and straightway I congratulate him on having so well succeeded with this vade-mecum which the scholar, the woman of the world, the man in the street, the priest and the little maidservant will have on their table, like a dictionary, or a cookery book—a “perfect secretary” in fact. The task which I have before me is at once less difficult and more delicate. Although in more than one passage our anonymous author shews originality, expresses his opinion, discusses, and sometimes sums up, nevertheless he asks me to explain beforehand what in fact the occult sciences are, to state their connection with one another, to relate briefly their general history, to try to explain them shortly, and, finally, to shew their usefulness .
The New Encyclopedia of the Occult
Author: John Michael GreerPublisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 9781567183368
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
"Written by a practitioner of various Western occult traditions -- the author has a background in druidism, freemasonry, cabala, Louisiana hoodoo, and is a certified tarot grandmaster -- this is an authoritative and engaging reference on the occult. Cross-references lead to relevant entries, and sources for further reading are often suggested (a bibliography of these sources is included at the end of the volume). Extensively researched yet concise, this encyclopedia will provide a wide range of users with information on both occult history and current practice."--"Reference that rocks," American Libraries, May 2005.