Voices in the Dark. Esoteric, Occult and Secular Voices in Nazi-occupied Paris 1940 - 1944.
Fairfax, CA: Arete Communications Publishers, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo, x + 342pp + vi adverts. Maroon cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Guide to notes, Endnotes, bibliography, index. B&w photos, maps and illustrations. Edition limited to 515 copies SIGNED by the author on the first blank. This copy hand-numbered "294 / 515" on the front blank. The author explores the lives of a variety of people - notably Gurdieff and followers - under the yoke of the Nazis in wartime Paris. From the publisher: "From many sides, "Voices in the Dark" explores what it is like to live under such oppression. It lets the voices of those who experienced this period of radical upheaval be heard – ordinary citizens, soldiers, statesmen, both French and German, seekers of truth. Using this panoramic approach, William Patrick Patterson brings crucial questions to life that still resonate with meaning. Explored is the little recognized but powerful influence of the pseudo-occult in the ideology of the New European Order. Included are actual transcripts of the wartime meetings of G. I. Gurdjieff in Paris." Very light bruising on spine ends, else a tight, bright near Fine copy in very lightly rubbed VG+ dust jacket (Dust jacket unclipped, now in protective mylar cover.). Item #64650
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