THE HISTORY OF MAGIC

A history of magicians written by a Hermetic philosopher.Éliphas Lévi is the pen-name of Abbé Alphonse Louis Constant, a Roman Catholic priest and magician. He wrote this history of Magical theory and practice around the world in the mid-ninetheenth century, in a time when occultism was de rigueur among the cultural elites of Paris.First printed in France in 1913, Lévi has clearly spent years researching every imaginable kind of Magic. In this book he documents, with occasional illustration, Magic from Egypt, the Holy Lands, Greece, Rome, India, from the Old Testament, Zoroaster, Hermetics, Pythagoras, the Kabalah, Mysticism, Orthodox Christianity, Jews, Pagans, Devil worship, Barbarian and Women's Magic, Charlemagne, The Knights Templar, Alchemists, Freemasonry, French Revolution, German Illuminati, Mesmerism and Sonambulism.Also included are lots of interesting titbits on notorious practitioners like Gilles de Rais, Raymund Lully, Emmanuel Swedenborg, and Baron de Guldenstubbé. This edition was translated by A.E. Waite.This deluxe hardcover edition is typeset in Times New Roman. Care has been taken with the re-setting of the interior, the endnotes and the index. The result is a highly readable book on a timeless subject. It will look great on your nightstand.Notoir Books is proud to present this book in its evergrowing collection of books on esoteric interests, eccentric memoirs, overlooked history, otherworldly stories, and distinctive voices from the past. Visit Notoirbooks.com for more. Read more