Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism. An Anthology of Critical Studies.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xiv + 384pp. Illustrated papered boards, b&w frontis. Index. This copy SIGNED by Henrik Bogdan, Martin Starr and Wouter J. Hanegraaff by way of a special 'launch' bookplate affixed to the front endpaper. Contents of this anthology include: Foreword: "Bringing Light to the Underground" by Wouter J. Hanegraaff; Introduction by Henrik Bogdan and Martin P. Starr; "The Sorcerer and His Apprentice: Aleister Crowley and the Magical Exploration of Edwardian Subjectivity" by Alex Owen; "Varieties of Magical Experience: Aleister Crowley's Views on Occult Practice" by Marco Pasi; "Envisioning the Birth of a New Aeon: Dispensationalism and Millenarianism in the Thelemic Tradition" by Henrik Bogdan; "The Great Beast as a Tantric Hero: The Role of Yoga and Tantra in Aleister Crowley's Magick" by Gordan Djurdjevic; "Continuing Knowledge from Generation unto Generation: The Social and Literary Background of Aleister Crowley's Magick" by Richard Kaczynski; "Aleister Crowley and the Yezidis" by Tobias Churton; "Frenzies of the Beast: The Phaedran Furores in the Rites and Writings of Aleister Crowley" by Matthew D. Rogers; "Aleister Crowley-Freemason?!" by Martin P. Starr; " 'The One Thought that was not Untrue': Aleister Crowley and A. E. Waite" by Robert A. Gilbert; "The Beast and the Prophet: Aleister Crowley's Fascination with Joseph Smith" by Massimo Introvigne; 12. Crowley and Wicca, Ronald Hutton; "Through the Witch's Looking Glass: The Magick of Aleister Crowley and the Witchcraft of Rosaleen Norton" Keith Richmond; "The Occult Roots of Scientology? L. Ron Hubbard, Aleister Crowley, and the Origins of a Controversial New Religion" by Hugh B. Urban; "Satan and the Beast: The Influence of Aleister Crowley on Modern Satanism" by Asbjørn Dyrendal. Appears unused thus in about Fine condition (no dust jacket issued). Item #74680
ISBN: 9780199863075
Price: $150.00