Witchcraft, Magic & AlchemyCourier Corporation, 1. jan. 1971 - 394 sider From raising the dead and foretelling the future to possession, curses, Kabbalah, alchemy, and more, this historical tour of the occult offers a captivating exploration of sorcery and ceremonial magic. Prepared by a noted French historian, it ventures into virtually all of the classical arts, with 375 high-quality black-and-white illustrations derived from paintings, illuminated manuscripts, sculpture, and architecture, as well as a vast body of literature that includes many rare and beautiful manuscripts from private collections. |
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THE HERMETIC ANDROGYNE Frontispiece | 18 |
BOOK I | 21 |
SACERDOTAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DARK WORLD | 25 |
THE DESCENT OF JESUS INTO HELL | 34 |
HELL | 39 |
DIABOLIC MANIFESTATIONS IN THE RELIGIOUS LIFE | 40 |
THE SORCERER AS PRIEST OF THE DEMONIACAL CHURCH | 50 |
THE PREPARATION FOR THE SABBATH | 55 |
POSSESSION BY DEMONS | 153 |
NECROMANCY OR THE EVOCATION OF THE DEAD | 167 |
SPELLS | 177 |
PHILTRES AND DEATHSPELLS | 187 |
BOOK II | 205 |
ASTROLOGY AND THE MACROCOSM | 220 |
ASTROLOGY AND THE MICROCOSM | 240 |
METOPOSCOPY OR THE SCIENCE OF THE FRONTAL LINES | 249 |
THE SABBATH | 72 |
THE EVOCATION OF DEMONS | 90 |
THE BOOKS OF THE SORCERERS | 95 |
PACTS WITH DEMONS | 115 |
SOME CONCRETE NOTIONS ABOUT DEMONS FURNISHED BY OLD AUTHORS | 125 |
INVOLUNTARY DEMONIACS | 139 |
PHYSIOGNOMY | 256 |
CHEIROMANCY | 262 |
CARTOMANCY AND THE TAROT | 280 |
THE DIVINATORY ARTS | 299 |
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