Light in Extension: Greek Magic from Homer to Modern Times

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Llewellyn Publications, 1992 - Body, Mind & Spirit - 249 pages
The grand sweep of Greek magic, philosophy and religion from the archaic period of Homer's Iliad up to the present. This book begins with the magic and mythology of classical Athens; gives detailed considerations of Gnosticism, early Christianity and Neoplatonism; explains the manifestations of Greek thought in the Renaissance; and explores the Greek elements of the magic of the Golden Dawn, Aleister Crowley and others.

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The Battle Between the Sexes?
13
Classical Greek Philosophy
45
Hellenistic Philosophy
85
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