Oriental Magic
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Oriental Magic

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eBook - ePub

Oriental Magic

About this book

Oriental Magic is recognized as a brilliant study of how, what and why people think, in territories extending from North Africa to Japan.Profusely illustrated, the book is the product of years of research and field-work in a dozen different cultural regions.Its scholarly accuracy and genuine contribution to cultural understanding have made it a key text for anyone interested in informal beliefs, and esoteric practices.The work includes material on Indian alchemy, the Arabian Abjad system, on divination and talismanic charms, and it even contains an ancient Brahmin spell for immortality.

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Information

Publisher
ISF Publishing
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781784790479
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter 1 Magic Is International
  9. Chapter 2 Jewish Magic
  10. Chapter 3 Solomon: King and Magician
  11. Chapter 4 The Occult in Babylonia
  12. Chapter 5 Egyptian Magic
  13. Chapter 6 Ju-Ju Land of the Twin Niles
  14. Chapter 7 The Fakirs and their Doctrines
  15. Chapter 8 The Arabian Contribution
  16. Chapter 9 Legends of the Sorcerers
  17. Chapter 10 Calling the Spirits
  18. Chapter 11 Iranian Magic
  19. Chapter 12 Magical Rites of the Atharva Veda
  20. Chapter 13 India: Rites of the Priest-Magicians
  21. Chapter 14 Indian Alchemy Today
  22. Chapter 15 A New Thought-Force?
  23. Chapter 16 Love-Magic
  24. Chapter 17 The Occult Art in China
  25. Chapter 18 Wonder-Workers of Tibet
  26. Chapter 19 Magic Art of Japan
  27. Bibliography
  28. Notes
  29. A Request