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Occult London
de Coverley, Merlin
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- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Trade paperback, New,
- ISBN 10
- 0857301349
- ISBN 13
- 9780857301345
- Librería
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Shingletown, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
London: Oldcastle Books, 2017. Trade paperback, New,. London: Oldcastle Books:, 2017. Trade paperback, New, 192 pp.<br/> "London, more than any other city, has a secret history concealed from view. Behind the official façade promoted by the heritage industry lies a city of esoteric traditions, obscure institutions, and forgotten locations. Occult London rediscovers this history, unearthing the hidden city that lies beneath the known, from the Elizabethan magic of Dr. Dee and Simon Forman to the occult designs of Wren and Hawksmoor; from the Victorian London of Spring-Heeled Jack to the fin de siècle heyday of Madame Blavatsky and Aleister Crowley. This book describes these practitioners of the occult, alongside the myths and legends through which the city has always been perceived. The role of the occult within London's literary history is also outlined, while a gazetteer maps the sites of the most resonant occult locations. Merlin Coverley also examines the roots of a current revival of occult interest."
Sinopsis
London, more than any other city, has a secret history concealed from view. Behind the official facade promoted by the heritage industry, lies a city of esoteric traditions and obscure institutions, of lost knowledge and hidden locations. Occult London rediscovers this hidden history, unearthing the secret city and its forgotten inhabitants. Encompassing a historical panorama from the Elizabethan age to the present day, we are introduced to the magic of Dr Dee and Simon Forman, the rise of the Kabbalah and the occult designs of Wren and Hawksmoor. Elsewhere we meet figures such as Spring-Heeled Jack and the Highgate Vampyre, and occult organizations from the Invisible College to the Golden Dawn. Today a concern for such hidden traditions has returned and Merlin Coverley explores this revival of interest in the occult tradition, one that accords well with emerging New Age philosophies, the interest in London’s Ley Lines, in alternative histories and psychogeography.
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- Librería
- Ziesings
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 68833
- Título
- Occult London
- Autor
- Coverley, Merlin
- Estado del libro
- Nuevo Trade paperback, New,
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0857301349
- ISBN 13
- 9780857301345
- Editorial
- Oldcastle Books
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2017
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