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Magia Sexualis : Sex, Magic, and Liberation in Modern Western Esotericism /
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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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press,
2006.
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 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.