Magia sexualis : sex, magic, and liberation in modern Western esotericism /

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Sexuality and the occult arts have long been associated in the western imagination, but it was not until the nineteenth century that a large and sophisticated body of literature on sexual magic-the use of sex as a source of magical power-emerged. This book, the first history of western sexual magic...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Urban, Hugh B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Sex > Western countries > Miscellanea > History.
Magic > Western countries > History.
Liberty > Miscellanea > History.
Sexualité > Occident > Miscellanées > Histoire.
Liberté > Miscellanées > Histoire.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Magick Studies.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Witchcraft & Wicca.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Magic.
Sex.
Western countries.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : sex magic, modernity, and the search for liberation
  • The recurring nightmare, the elusive secret : historical and imaginary roots of sex magic in the Western tradition
  • Sex power is God power : Paschal Beverly Randolph and the birth of sex magic in Victorian America
  • The yoga of sex : Tantra, Kama sutra, and other exotic imports from the mysterious Orient
  • The beast with two backs : Aleister Crowley and sex magick in late Victorian England
  • The yoga of power : sex magic, Tantra, and fascism in twentieth-century Europe
  • The Goddess and the great rite : sex magic and feminism in the neo-pagan revival
  • The age of Satan : satanic sex and the Black Mass, from fantasy to reality
  • Sexual chaos : chaos magic, cybersex, and religion for a postmodern age
  • Conclusion : the lessons of King Lamus : religion, sexuality, and liberation in a "post-orgy" world.

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