Eliphas Levi and the French Occult Revival (SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions)
by Christopher McIntosh
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"This classic study of the French magician Eliphas Lévi and the occult revival in france is at last available again after being out of print and highly sought after for many years. Its central focus is Lévi himself (1810-1875), would-be priest, revolutionary socialist, utopian visionary, artist, poet, and, above all, author of a number of seminal books on magic and occultism. It is largely thanks to Lévi that the Tarot is so widely used today as a divinatory method and a system of show more esoteric symbolism. The magicians of the Golden Dawn were strongly influenced by him, and Aleister Crowley even believed himself to be Lévi's reincarnation. The book is not only about Lévi, but also covers the era of which he was a part and the remarkable figures who preceded and followed him--the esoteric Freemasons and Illuminati of the late eighteenth century, and occultists Papus (Gérard Encausse), the Counter-Pope Eugène Vintras, and the writer Joris-Karl Huysmans, whose work drew strongly on occult themes. These people were avatars of a set of traditions which are now seen as an important part of the western heritage and which are gaining increasing attention in the academy. Christopher McIntosh's vivid account of this richly fascinating era in the history of occultism remains as fresh and compelling as ever"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover. show lessTags
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Christopher McIntosh is the author of many book in various esoteric traditions. He holds a DPhil in history from Oxford, a degree in German from London University, and a diploma in Russian from the United National Language School. Christopher has a long-standing interest in nature-oriented belief systems and in particular the Nordic Heathen show more movement. He lives in Lower Saxony, North Germany. Visit him at www.ozgard.net. show less
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1972
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- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, History, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 130.92 — Philosophy & psychology Parapsychology & occultism Parapsychology and occultism Biography And History Biography
- LCC
- BF1598 .C6 .M3 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Psychology Occult sciences Magic. Hermetics. Necromancy
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Ebook
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