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German classical philology and alphabet mysticism

Das Alphabet in Mystik und Magie

Franz Dornseiff1922
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This definitive monograph explores the mystical and magical significance of the alphabet in antiquity. Dornseiff details how letters were used not just for writing, but as symbols for numbers (gematria), planets, and spiritual forces in Greek, Jewish, and Gnostic traditions.

Also known asDas Alphabet in Mystik und Magie
This edition1922
EditionB.G. Teubner, Leipzig
GnosticismGematriaWestern / ClassicalPythagorean Number-Letter LinksGematria and Isopsephy (numerical values of letters)KabbalahIsopsephyAncient Greek / HellenisticVowels in Ancient MagicOrigin and Development of the Alphabet as a Mystical SystemZodiacal MagicOnomatologyNumber MysticismMagical ChantingSacred Geometry of the AlphabetAlphabet Mysticism

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Contents11 chapters

  1. 01BUCHSTABENMYSTIK
  2. 02I. DIE WURZELN DER BUCHSTABENMYSTIK
  3. 03§ 1. DIE ANTIKEN ANSICHTEN ÜBER DEN URSPRUNG DER SCHRIFT
  4. 04§ 2. PYTHAGOREISCHE GRAMMATIK
  5. 05§ 3. ELEMENTUM
  6. 06§ 4. KINDHEITSMYSTIK
  7. 07II. DIE VERSCHIEDENEN GEBIETE DER BUCHSTABENMYSTIK
  8. 08§ 1. SPEKULATIONEN ÜBER EINZELNE BUCHSTABEN
  9. 09LEBENSLAUF
  10. 10THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  11. 11"Cover"

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