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Richard Cavendish

This book is one of the most concise books on the Hitory of Magic. Cavendish goes from the ancients to exploring the recent cults in Magic. It is indeed a sober book, and the more you read the darker things will get for its History. Especially towards the end you will explore the personalities of the recent grand wizards. It will frighten you. Cavendish will describe from Zoraster to the Witch mania and all the way to Crowley (the Beast) and Hitler's Nazis. Cavendish describes Cornelius Agrippa's work at length and its Philosophy. I recommend looking into this "Great Philosophy of Magic" that no student of Magic should ever be without. If you are looking for Magic in the Middle Ages I highly recommend this title.

The book is divided into four parts with corresponding subpart (chapters) as follows:
Prologue: The Beginnings,
Part 1 - Rome and the East {High Magic; Roman Religion and Magic; Healing, Dreams and Witchcraft; Astrology and Divination},
Part 2 - Christianity and the Middle Ages {The Magic of the Church; Runes and Druids; The Jewish Tradition; Alchemy, Astrology and Magic; Witchcraft and Sorcery},
Part 3 - The Renaissance and Witch Mania {From Ficino to Bruno; The Rosicrucians and the Burning Court; The Witch Mania},
Part 4 - The Modern Revival {The Eighteenth Century; The Rising Tide; Crowley and After}.



Título original A History of Magic
Idioma Inglés
Publicación 1991
Editorial Penguin
Categoría Mística y Esoterismo


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