Magical thinking : history, possibility and the idea of the Occult /: history, possibility and the idea of the Occult. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stuart McWilliams.
• Authors: McWilliams, Stuart
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1; A Bastard Sister: Magic as an Object of Study in the Twentieth Century; 2; The Hidden Name: Periodization and the Politics of Definition; 3; Divination and History: The Necromantic Imagination; 4; Representations Part I: Demonological Aesthetics; 5; Representations Part II: Angelic Mediations; 6; Where is the Ritual in "Ritual Magic"?; 7; The Practice of Syncretism: Religious Hybridity in Late Antique and Medieval Ritual Magic; 8; The Experimental Act; 9; Does Magic Work?; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: London, England New York : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (200 pages)
• Subjects: 130.91821; History -- General; Occultism -- Western countries; Magic -- Western countries; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Mysticism; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Occultism; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Parapsychology -- General; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Reference; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Supernatural; Magic; Occultism; General & world history; Western countries; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441192950; 1441192956; 9781441184290; 1441184295
• Related ISBNs: 9781472508584; 9781441116970; 1441116974
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.