| Analysis of Magic and Witchcraft Contributor(s): Olliver, C. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0766156990 ISBN-13: 9780766156999 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: This work is a retrospective introduction to the study of modern metaphysics. The present volume is intended as an introduction to a more complete treatise. The reader will not find in these essays anything beyond an attempt at a classification of facts. Olliver's object is to explain the origin of magic and witchcraft and must necessarily examine the origin and growth of religious systems. Contents: introduction; religious symbolism; Kabala; sexual worship; Devil myth; sorcery and witchcraft; witches' sabbat; pseudo-morphic phenomena; divination, its various forms; alchemy, its chemical aspect; white magic and initiation; some aspects of modern metaphysics; bibliography. Illustrated. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 8.25" W x 11" (1.36 lbs) 272 pages |
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