Orthodox Heresy; Rise of Magic as Religion and Its Relation to Literature.
Dorset UK: MacMillan Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. viii 332pp. Fine green cloth with titling on gilt spine panel, index. From the publisher: "This work deals with the influences of magic on morality and religion and its relation to literature, especially in this age which puts more emphasis on knowledge and will than on traditional Christian concepts of faith and good works. Chapters: 1 Introductory: 'Magic' as Word and Idea; 2 From Egypt to Freemasonry; 3 Eliphas Levi; 4 Madame Blavatsky and the Theosophists; 5 The Golden Dawn; 6 Intermediary: The Magic Mountain; 7 Rudolf Steiner and Anthroposophy; 8 Aleister Crowley; 9 L Ron Hubbard and Scientology; 10 Concluding: 'Magic' and the Moral Continuum.." Just a hint of shelf rubbing, page edges very slightly darkened, bookshop label to front pastedown, else a tight, clean near Fine copy in mylar protected near Fine unclipped jacket. Item #69478
ISBN: 0333435400
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