Stealing Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Modern Western Magic

by Nevill Drury

Book Overview

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. How can we account for this widespread interest in ancient magical belief systems? In historical terms, Gnosticism and the Hermetica, the medieval Kabbalah, Tarot and Alchemy, and more recently, Rosicrucianism and Freemasonry, collectively...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199751005
• ISBN13: 9780199751006
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"