The Encyclopedia of Magic and Alchemy
- ISBN-10
- 0816060495
- ISBN-13
- 9780816060498
- Category
- Body, Mind & Spirit
- Pages
- 370
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Checkmark Books
- Author
- Rosemary Guiley
Description
From the quest for the Philosopher's Stone to twentieth-century wizards like Aleister Crowley to contemporary pagans and wiccans, the full range of Western magic and its influence on society is documented in an A-to-Z reference.
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