Magic, Mystery, and Science - The Occult in Western Civilization

Informationen zum Autor David A. Grandy Klappentext From the Egyptian Book of the Dead to New Age beliefs, from Plato to Adolf Hitler, occult ways of knowing have been used-and hideously abused-to explain a world that still tempts us with the knowledge of its dark secrets. Zusammenfassung An account of the history and survival of non-scientific explanations of the world Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents: Introduction 1. Egyptians and the Occult 2. Magic and Miracles 3. Numerology, the Cabala, and Alchemy 4. Astrology: The Starry Heavens Above 5. Ancient Evil 6. Satans, Demons, and Jinn 7. Witches and Witch-hunts in the West 8. Spirits, Science, and Pseudoscience in the 19th Century 9. New Age Preludes: Up the Garden Path? 10. ESP and Psi Phenomena 11. Nazism and Ancestral German Memories 12. UFO and Alien Abductions 13. Gnosticism, Old and New 14. NDEs, New Age, and New Physics Notes List of Illustration Credits Index

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• Authors: Dan Burton, Dan Grandy Burton, Danny Ethus Burton, Danny Ethus Grandy Burton, Burton Danny Ethus, David Grandy, David A. Grandy, David A. Burton Grandy, Grandy David a
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.12.2003
• EAN: 9780253216564
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21656-4
• No. of pages: 408
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)