Ritual Magic in England: 1887 to the Present Day
by Francis King
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Here is the inside story of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, told in its entirety for the first time. Francis King describes the conflict between W. B. Yeats and Aleister Crowley, the often difficult relationship between Yeats and Kabbalist MacGregor Mathers, and Rudolph Steiner's attempt to take over English occultism.With consummate scholarship, King has created a definitive modern history of the Western esoteric tradition.Tags
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Ritual Magic in England: 1887 to the Present Day
- Alternate titles
- Modern Ritual Magic: The Rise of Western Occultism (1989) (1989)
- Original publication date
- 1970
- People/Characters
- Aleister Crowley
- Disambiguation notice
- Author is Francis X. King (1939–1994) was a British occult writer and editor who wrote about tarot, divination, witchcraft, magic, and holistic medicine.
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, General Nonfiction, History
- DDC/MDS
- 133.09 — Philosophy & psychology Parapsychology & occultism Specific topics in parapsychology and occultism Biography And History
- LCC
- BF1623 .R7 .K47 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Psychology Occult sciences Magic. Hermetics. Necromancy
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- 123
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- Languages
- English, Russian
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 4
