THE MIRROR OF MAGIC: A HISTORY OF MAGIC IN THE WESTERN WORLD
Book Details + Condition: Pantheon Books (New York). First Edition, 1948. Hardcover with dust jacket. 483 pages with Bibliographic Resume and Index. Includes 250 wonderful occult Illustrations. MIRROR OF MAGIC has become a classic of the occult studies. Renowned Surrealist Kurt Seligmann (1900-1962) offers an expansive and comprehensive illustrated history of magic and the occult, drawing from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt, all the way through to the 18th century. Chapters include:
- The Forgetful Gods
- Divinatory Arts
- The Mystery of Stars and Numbers
- Magic in Holy Writ
- The Sphinx
- Mortuary Magic
- Journey to the Underworld
- Isis
- Zoroaster
- Omens, Oracles and Astrology
- The Gnostic Sects
- The Ruin of Pagan Magic
- Origins of Alchemy
- Hermetica
- Magicians of the Middle Ages
- The Principle of Evil
- Possessions
- The Witch
- Black Magic
- Christian Cabbalists and the Jews
- The Book Yetzirah
- Magical Arts
- And so much more.
Firm binding; light shelf wear to boards; owner name to inside front board; interior is clean and free of markings. Original dust jacket shows wear, mainly at edges and corners, with chipping and rubbing; it still retains its original price.
