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Libra Esoterica

The Natural Genesis

by Gerald Massey

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
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IN an epistle to the Egyptian Anebo, assigned to Porphyry, the learned Greek writer asks, What is the meaning of those mystic Narrations which say that a certain divinity is unfolded into Light from mire ; that he is seated above a lotus, that he sails in a ship, and that he changes his form every hour according to the signs of the zodiac?

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page and openlibrary-historical matched “Folklore” and “Mythology”. Retained metadata contains “Folklore” in the subject metadata and “Mythology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Folklore”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Mythology”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Folklore”· via Open Library
    • “Mythology”· via Open Library
    • “Folklore”· in subject
    • “Mythology”· in subject

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Editions

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The Online Books Page curated catalog record

2 volumes; London: Williams and Norgate, 1883

1883———Source listed online copy

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Cataloging notes

  • Open Library reports 3 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BL313 .M38
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: 2 volumes; London: Williams and Norgate, 1883
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openlibrary-work:OL93447W
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