The Myth of the Magus

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Author	: E. M. Butler
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 320
Release	: 1993-03-26
ISBN-10	: 0521437776
ISBN-13	: 9780521437776
Rating	: 4/5 (76 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis The Myth of the Magus by : E. M. Butler

Book excerpt: After identifying its anthropological origins in ancient rituals performed by a shaman or wizard, this text traces the development of the Magus through pre-Christian religious and mystic philosophers, medieval sorcerers and alchemists and the 18th and 19th century occult revival.

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