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A study of the figure of the legendary magician of superhuman powers traced from the ancient rituals of pre Christian times to masonry, Rosicricians, and the arcane societies of the 18th century. First published in 1948. The author, a woman, was a Professor of German at Cambridge University.
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After identifying its anthropological origins in ancient rituals performed by a shaman or wizard, this text traces the development of the Magus through pre-Christian religious and mystic philosophers, medieval sorcerers and alchemists and the 18th and 19th century occult revival.
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'Scholarly, original and entertaining.' The Times Literary Supplement
'Delightful reading and highly informative.' Bertrand Russell
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Cambridge University Press, 1980
ISBN 10: 0521295548
ISBN 13: 9780521295543
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21,5 x 14 cm. Condition: Gut. Reprinted. XI, 281 Seiten Innen sauberer, guter Zustand. Softcover, Broschur mit den üblichen Bibliotheks-Markierungen, Stempeln und Einträgen, innen wie außen, siehe Bilder. Einband gebräunt. Kanten leicht berieben. B13-21-02X Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 440. Seller Inventory # 2029162
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