Magic and Mysticism. Studies in Bygone Beliefs.
Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1972. First Paperback edition. Softcover. Octavo. xx + 206pp, b/w illustrations. Originally published as "Bygone Beliefs", this a classic study of the magic and mysticism of bygone eras. Chapters include: Some Characteristics of Medieval Thought; Pythagoras and his Philosophy; Medicine and Magic; Superstitions Concerning Birds; The Powder of Sympathy: A Curious Medical Superstition; The Belief in Talismans; Ceremonial Magic in Theory and Practice; Architectural Symbolism; The Quest of the Philosopher's Stone; The Phallic Element in Alchemical Doctrine; Roger Bacon: an Appreciation; The Cambridge Platonists. By H. Stanley Redgrove (1887-1943), scientist, historian and scholar of alchemy and the occult, for a time acting President of the Alchemical Societry, a regular contributor to "The Occult Review," and author of "Alchemy: Ancient and Modern" and other alchemy related monographs, as well as a number of other titles on Magic, Mysticism and Folklore. Covers and edges chafed, page edges lightly thumbed, still a tight clean VG+ copy. Item #67416
ISBN: 0806503017
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