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Libra Esoterica

Victorian Occultism and the Making of Modern Magic

invoking tradition

by Alison Butler

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Fiction

The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates ho

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Initiatory orders and secret societies, Occultism and esotericism, and Ritual magic and grimoires.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from crossref, libris, openalex, and wellcome matched “occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the title, “Occultism” in the subject metadata, and “Occultism” in the edition title.

    • occultism· via Crossref
    • occultism· via Libris, National Library of Sweden
    • occultism· via OpenAlex
    • occultism· via Wellcome Collection
    • Occultism· in title
    • Occultism· in subject
  • Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the title, “Magic” in the subject metadata, and “Magic” in the edition title.

    • Magic· in title
    • Magic· in subject
    • Magic· in edition title
  • Retained metadata contains “hermetic” in the subject metadata.

    • hermetic· in subject
  • Retained metadata contains “golden dawn” in the subject metadata and “Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn” in the subject metadata.

    • golden dawn· in subject
    • Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn· in subject

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invoking tradition

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xiii, 225 pages ; 22 cm.

2011Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave Macmillan UK; Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooksEnglish
  • 9780230223394
  • 9780230294707
  • 9781349308552
  • 0230223397
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