« The History of Magic », écrit par Eliphas Levi en ligne

‘TheHistory of Magic', Wrote by Eliphas Levi

When Dr Waite, the translator,said of The History of Magic, ‘there is nothing in the occult literatureto compare with it,' he meant that every aspect of esoteric doctrine andpractice is exhaustively dealt with and every authority cited.

The contents include: Magic ofthe Magi, Magic in India, Hermetic Magic, Magic in Greece, Mathematical Magicof Pythagoras, the Cabbalah, Primitive Symbolism, Mysticism, Initiations andOrdeals, Oracles, Magical Monuments, Magic and Christianity, Pagan Magic,Cabalistic Paints, Magic among the Barbarians, Sorcerers, Magic andFreemasonry, the Illuminati, Mesmerists and Somnambulists, Magical Literature,and Occult Sciences.

Some extracts from reviews “Thisclassic account of occultism and necromancy … an invaluable source book forstudents of occultism, and absorbing reading for the layman.' Tribune

‘… a brilliantly writtenhistory of magic from the earliest records to the middle of the last century.'Theosophical Forum.

Page: 384

Eliphas Levi. (1918) The History of Magic. London,Hutchinson Publishing Group.

Translated by A.E.Waite