Stealing fire from heaven the rise of modern Western magic /

Drury, Nevill, 1947-

Stealing fire from heaven the rise of modern Western magic / [electronic resource] : Nevill Drury. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2011. - ix, 356 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Despite the dramatic expansion of modern technology, which defines and dominates many aspects of contemporary life and thought, the Western magical traditions are currently undergoing an international resurgence. In this overview of the modern occult revival, Drury traces the rise of various forms of magical belief and practice.


Electronic reproduction.
Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
(Oxford scholarship online).
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Magic--History--20th century.
Magic--History--Western countries--20th century.

BF1595

133.430904