Occultism, folklore, mythology scholarship
An Encyclopaedia of Occultism: A Comprehensive Record of the Occult Sciences, Magic, Spiritualism, Predictions, and Secrets
One of the most comprehensive and scholarly reference works ever compiled on the occult sciences. Lewis Spence, a Scottish scholar and mythologist, provides thousands of entries covering the history of magic, alchemy, astrology, witchcraft, mythology, and secret societies. The work is particularly valuable for its detailed biographies of historical magicians and its objective summaries of occult theories from antiquity to the early 20th century. It remains a standard reference tool for researchers and students of esotericism.
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Grimoires and Ceremonial Magic
Primary grimoire and ceremonial magic texts covering the Key of Solomon, Goetia, pentacles, Abramelin, spirit catalogues, seals, consecrations, and ritual practice.
Gnosticism and Apocrypha
Gnostic and apocryphal texts covering Pistis Sophia, the Book of Enoch, early Christian gnosis, pseudepigrapha, mystical revelation, and esoteric Christian cosmology.
Ceremonial Magic
Ritual magic texts focused on consecration, invocation, planetary and angelic operations, magical tools, and structured ceremonial practice.
Gnosticism
Gnostic texts and studies on revelation, emanation, demiurgic cosmology, salvation through knowledge, and esoteric readings of Christianity.
Kabbalah
Kabbalah and Qabalah texts on the Tree of Life, divine names, emanation, symbolism, magic, meditation, and esoteric biblical interpretation.
Folklore Studies
Folklore studies texts on folk tales, fairy belief, superstition, regional customs, oral tradition, and the collection of vernacular belief.
Contents14 chapters
- 01Preface
- 02Introduction
- 03Encyclopedia: A
- 04Encyclopedia: B
- 05Encyclopedia: C
- 06Encyclopedia: D
- 07Encyclopedia: E
- 08Encyclopedia: F-G
- 09Encyclopedia: H
- 10Encyclopedia: I-K
- 11Encyclopedia: L-M
- 12Encyclopedia: N-P
- 13Encyclopedia: Q-S
- 14Encyclopedia: T-Z
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