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Occultism, Witchcraft, and Cultural Fashions: Essays in Comparative Religion

by Mircea Eliade

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Language: English

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In the period domoninated by the triumphs of scientific rationalism, how do we account for the extraordinary success of such occult movements as astrology or the revival of witchcraft? From his perspective as a historian of religions, the eminent scholar Mircea Eliade shows that such popular trends develop from archaic roots and periodically resurface in certain myths, symbols, and rituals. In six lucid essays collected for this volume, Eliade reveals the profound religious significance that lies at the heart of many contemporary cultural vogues. Since all of the essays except the last were originally delivered as lectures, their introductory character and lively oral style make them particularly accessible to the intelligent nonspecialist. Rather than a popularization, Occultism, Witchcraft, and Cultural Fashions is the fulfillment of Eliade's conviction that the history of religions should be read by the widest possible audience.

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Astrology, Occultism and esotericism, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the title, “occult” in the description, “Occultism” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “occultism”· via OpenAlex
    • “Occultism”· in title
    • “occult”· in description
    • “Occultism”· in description
    • “occult”· in subject
    • “Occultism”· in edition title
  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from openalex matched “witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the title, “Witchcraft” in the description, and “Witchcraft” in the edition title.

    • “witchcraft”· via OpenAlex
    • “Witchcraft”· in title
    • “Witchcraft”· in description
    • “Witchcraft”· in edition title
  • Astrology

    Retained metadata contains “Astrology” in the description and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Astrology”· in description
    • “Astrology”· in subject

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1976-01-01Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology; Medical Entomology and ZoologyEnglish—Unknown

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