Hardback book without dust cover in overall good condition. The sections on ritual magic, witchcraft and satanism are really. Richard cavendish, who has died aged 86, was an authority on magic, myth and witchcraft whose bestseller the black arts caught the imagination of spiritual questers at the tail end. The black arts, 1967, 373 pages, richard cavendish. Richard cavendish 19302016 was a highly regarded and widely published british historian of magic, myth, and the occult. This edition features a 50th anniversary introduction by historian of alternative spirituality mitch horowitz, who frames the book for a new generation of readers. Black arts by richard cavendish walt disney by marc eliot a pictorial history of horror movies. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Books january 2020 the classic study of the occult reintroduced in a 50th anniversary edition the black arts is a. Publication date 1967 topics occultism publisher new york, putnam. A concise history of witchcraft, demonology, astrology, alchemy, and other mystical. His single source seems to be crowley and even though the first proclamation of the subtitle is history of witchcraft, its about 20 pages at the end of the 322 page book that are dedicated. Richard cavendishs work is by far the most impressive piece of art on the black arts.
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The black arts by richard cavendish dispatches from the last. Books like the black arts and the powers of evil in western religion, magic and folk belief were written for a lay audience rather than for scholars. The black arts book by richard cavendish thriftbooks. The sections on ritual magic, witchcraft and satanism are really interesting, but the book also contains. A concise history of witchcraft, demonology, astrology, and other mystical practices throughout the ages perigee paperback january 17, 1968.
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The title of this book is the black arts and it was written by richard cavendish. This book describes in detail the practice, theory, and underlying rationale of black magic in all its branches the summoning and control of evil spirits. This year marks the 50 th anniversary of richard cavendishs classic study of the occult, the black arts. Weve subjected ourselves to the numerology chapter to find out what were really like. The world of the black magician names and numbers the cabala and the names of power the stone and the elixir astrology ritual magic the worship of the devil appendix 1.