Transcendental Magic: Its Doctrine and Ritual

di Eliphas Levi (Autore)

Arthur Edward Waite (Traduttore)

Cambridge University Press, 2013

Born Alphonse Louis Constant, French magician Eliphas Levi (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 Levi's two volumes into one. The first part outlines Levi'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 Levi's colourful career. The original two-volume French edition is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection.

• Autore: Eliphas Levi
• Traduttore: Arthur Edward Waite
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
• Anno: 2013
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 434 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm
• Peso: 550 gr.
• EAN: 9781108062169

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