Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual (Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge) - Softcover

Transcendental Magic : Its Doctrine and Ritual

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Born Alphonse Louis Constant, French magician Éliphas Lévi (1810-75) wrote prolifically on the occult sciences. His hugely popular Dogme et rituel de la haute magie, published in French in 1854, was translated into English by Arthur Edward Waite (1857-1942) in 1896. In the present work, Waite condenses Lévi's two volumes into one. The first part outlines Lévi's theory of the doctrine of transcendent magic and discusses a wide range of magical phenomena, including bewitchment, Kabbalah and alchemy. The second part focuses on the practical aspects of ritual and ceremony in Western occult philosophy. Waite, a mystic and occult historian, edited several alchemical and magical texts for publication in the wake of the mid-nineteenth century occult revival. His translation is accompanied by a preface outlining Lévi's colourful career. The original two-volume French edition is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Artikel-Nr. 9781108062169

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