Magia sexualis: sex, magic, and liberation in modern Western esotericism
Sexuality and the occult arts have long been associated in the western imagination, but it was not until the nineteenth century that a large and sophisticated body of literature on sexual magic-the use of sex as a source of magical power-emerged. This book, the first history of western sexual magic...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Libro |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
| Servizio "Subito": | Ordinare ora. |
| Verificare la disponibilità: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Pubblicazione: |
Berkeley, Calif
University of California Press
c2006
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| In: | Anno: 2006 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Witchcraft & Wicca
B Sex Miscellanea History Western countries B Magic (Western countries) History B Magic B Sex B BODY, MIND & SPIRIT ; Magick Studies B History B Western countries B Magic History Western countries B Electronic books B RELIGION ; Comparative Religion B Liberty Miscellanea History B Sex (Western countries) Miscellanea History |
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| Riepilogo: | Sexuality and the occult arts have long been associated in the western imagination, but it was not until the nineteenth century that a large and sophisticated body of literature on sexual magic-the use of sex as a source of magical power-emerged. This book, the first history of western sexual magic as a modern spiritual tradition, places these practices in the context of the larger discourse surrounding sexuality in American and European society over the last 150 years to discover how sexual magic was transformed from a terrifying medieval nightmare of heresy and social subversion into a moder |
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| Descrizione del documento: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-329) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| Descrizione fisica: | Online Ressource (xi, 336 p.), ill. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-520-93288-3 0-520-93288-9 |
