Victorian Occultism and the Making of Modern Magic: Invoking Tradition (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic)

by A Butler

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The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs.
  • ISBN13 9781349308552
  • Publish Date 1 January 2011
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
  • Edition 1st ed. 2011
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 225
  • Language English