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Libra Esoterica

The Hierophant; or, Gleanings from the past. Being an exposition of biblical astronomy, and the symbolism and mysteries on which were founded all ancient religions and secret societies. Also an explanation of the dark sayings and allegories which abound in the pagan, Jewish and Christian bibles: also, the real sense of the doctrines and observances of the modern Christian churches

by G. C. Stewart

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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234 p

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual, Initiatory orders and secret societies, and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Initiatory orders and secret societies

    Retained metadata contains “Secret societies” in the title and “Secret societies” in the edition title.

    • “Secret societies”· in title
    • “Secret societies”· in edition title
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Mythology”. Retained metadata contains “Mythology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Mythology”· via Open Library
    • “Mythology”· in subject
  • Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Mysteries, Religious”. Retained metadata contains “Mysteries, Religious” in the subject metadata.

    • “Mysteries, Religious”· via Internet Archive
    • “Mysteries, Religious”· in subject

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1859New York, Ross & Toucey; Ross & TouceyEnglish—Public

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  • Contributing institution: New York Public Library
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • 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.
  • Open Library reports 1 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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