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Thaumaturgia, or elucidations of the marvellous

by Oxonian, Oxonian. n 88620357 & An Oxonian

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"Thaumaturgia; Or, Elucidations of the Marvellous" by Oxonian is a scholarly work written in the early 19th century. The text explores themes surrounding demonology, magic, and the belief systems that have surrounded the supernatural throughout history. It delves into the various types of magic and the roles of demons in cultural narratives, particularly examining ancient traditions and practices from a historical and philosophical perspective. The opening of the work begins with an exploration of demonology, questioning the nature and character of the devil while critiquing traditional perceptions surrounding evil spirits. It discusses the historical context and interpretations of demons, drawing from Greek, Roman, and Jewish traditions. The author provides an overview of how these beliefs shaped rituals, magic practices, and the evolution of spiritual understanding. This initial portion sets a foundation for the detailed examination of supernatural beliefs, showcasing how ancient customs and perspectives continue to influence modern interpretations of magic and the occult. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Divination and oracles, Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends, Occultism and esotericism, Prophecy, oracles, and revelation, and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, online-books-page, and openlibrary-historical matched “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “occult” in the description, “supernatural” in the description, and “Occultism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Occultism”· via Internet Archive
    • “Occultism”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Occultism”· via Open Library
    • “occult”· in description
    • “supernatural”· in description
    • “Occultism”· in subject
  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from gallica matched “magie” and “Magie”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the description and “magie” in the subject metadata.

    • “magie”· via Gallica — Bibliothèque nationale de France
    • “Magie”· via Gallica — Bibliothèque nationale de France
    • “Magic”· in description
    • “magie”· in subject
  • Divination and oracles

    Controlled discovery queries from gallica matched “divination” and “oracles”. Retained metadata contains “Divination” in the subject metadata and “oracles” in the subject metadata.

    • “divination”· via Gallica — Bibliothèque nationale de France
    • “oracles”· via Gallica — Bibliothèque nationale de France
    • “Divination”· in subject
    • “oracles”· in subject
  • Prophecy, oracles, and revelation

    Retained metadata contains “Oracles” in the subject metadata.

    • “Oracles”· in subject
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “folklore” and “mythology”.

    • “folklore”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg

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Editions

4 editions cataloged here.

Gallica digitized pre-1900 manifestation

Holding/source: Bibliothèque H. Ey. C.H. de Sainte-Anne, 727-48; Physical description: 1 vol. (VII-362 p.); Physical description: Nombre total de vues : 374; Rights: domaine public; Rights: public domain

1835E. Churton (London)English—Public digital item

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1835

1835———Source listed online copy

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1835E. Churton; London : E. ChurtonEnglish—Public

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Wellcome Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Wellcome Library
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: europeanlibraries; medicalheritagelibrary; wellcomelibrary
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Scanner: scribetteu7
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BF1411 .T3
  • Source-reported rights: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" rel="ugc nofollow">This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark</a>
  • Source-reported rights: This work is available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: 1835
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openlibrary-work:OL17645929W
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