Abraxas. An International Journal of Esoteric Studies. Charming Intentions. Occultism, Magic and the History or Art. Special Issue no. 1, Summer 2013.
London: Fulgur Ltd, 2013. First Edition. Softcover. Large quarto. 126pp. Oversized glossy illustrated covers, printed on quality paper, illustrated throughout in color and black and white. Limited to 900 copies, sewn. A collection of esoteric and magickal essays, art and poetry - most previously unpublished. Special Feature issue: A Selection of Papers from the University of Cambridge Conference. Contents: Introduction by Daniel Zamani; Impurity, Auspiciousness and Power: The Tantric Transformations of Lajja Gauri at Kamakhya by Imma Ramos; A Printed Islamic Amulet by Shandra E. Lamaute; Homo Signorum: Looking to God or Looking to the Stars? The Role of the Body in Medieval Christianity by Monika Winiarczyk; Speculum Lapidum: Some Reflections on Sixteenth-Century Intaglios and Astral Magic by Liliana Leopardi; Open Secrets: Alchemical–Hermetic Imagery in the Ripley Scrolls by Alexandra Marraccini; Unseen Spirits? Occult Tradition in Italian Futurist Art and Theory by Lisa Hanstein; The Magician Triumphant: Occultism and Political Resistance in Victor Brauner’s Le Surréaliste (1947) by Daniel Zamani; The Magic of Time and Space: Occultism in the Films of Maya Deren by Judith Noble. Plus poetry and b&w & colour illustrations. "As new" with just faint shelf rubbing to covers and tiny bumps to corners - else a tight, bright Fine copy. NOTE: This is an oversized, heavy journal and WILL require additional postage for International shipping, & MAY require additional postage for domestic orders. Item #66210
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