Name: The Doctrine and Literature of the Kabalah
ISBN: 1139839233

Description

Description from Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue

Arthur Edward Waite (1857-1942), mystic and historian, was an influential figure in the occult revival of the nineteenth century. Brought up a devout Catholic, he became increasingly involved in spiritualism in his late teens following the death of his sister. Choosing not to enter the priesthood, he pursued instead his interests in occult philosophy. A translator and editor of several alchemical texts in the 1890s, Waite also wrote several histories of magic in his later years. First published in 1902, the present work establishes Kabbalah's significant influence on nineteenth-century occultism. The book chronicles the history of Kabbalist practice from its ancient Hebrew origins to its effect on other branches of the occult, including Rosicrucianism, freemasonry, hermeticism and tarot. Waite also connects noted occultists to Kabbalah, including Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Paracelsus and Eliphas Lévi.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Divination and oracles, Initiatory orders and secret societies, Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism, Occultism and esotericism, Ritual magic and grimoires, and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

Occultism and esotericism
Retained metadata contains “occult” in the description, “Occultism” in the description, and “esoteric” in the edition notes.
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- “Occultism”· in description
- “esoteric”· in edition notes
Ritual magic and grimoires
Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the description.
- “Magic”· in description
Divination and oracles
Retained metadata contains “Tarot” in the description.
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Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism
Controlled discovery queries from gegnir, online-books-page, and wellcome matched “Cabala”, “Kabbala”, and “Kabbalah”. Retained metadata contains “Kabbalah” in the description and “Cabala” in the subject metadata.
- “Kabbala”· via Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue
- “Cabala”· via The Online Books Page
- “Kabbalah”· via Wellcome Collection
- “Kabbalah”· in description
- “Cabala”· in subject
Initiatory orders and secret societies
Retained metadata contains “Freemasonry” in the description.
- “Freemasonry”· in description
Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling
Retained metadata contains “Spiritualism” in the description and “Spiritualism” in the edition notes.
- “Spiritualism”· in description
- “Spiritualism”· in edition notes

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Editions

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Gegnir Icelandic union-catalog record 1 online resource (xx, 508 pages); Also issued in print: 2013; Cambridge library collection. Spiritualism and esoteric knowledge; Dewey classification: 296.16; digital, PDF file(s); Includes index; Originally published: London: The Theosophical Publishing Society, 1902; Publication place: Cambridge	2014	Cambridge University Press	English	1139839233	Catalog record	Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue (opens in a new tab) Gegnir/Leitir — Icelandic Union Catalogue (opens in a new tab)
The Online Books Page curated catalog record London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1902	1902	—	—	—	Source listed online copy	The Online Books Page (opens in a new tab) The Online Books Page (opens in a new tab)
Wellcome Collection bibliographic record xx, 508 pages ; 23 cm	1902	Theosophical pub. society	English	—	Catalog record	Wellcome Collection (opens in a new tab)