The History of Magic, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The History of Magic, Vol. 2 of 2But it is not merely the question of a Grecian mythology every original race has its mythology the Indians, the Egyptians, the Scandinavians, and the Germans. Every where it stands prior to history, and possesses a universal internal resemblance, although the remaining means of under standing these mythologies are greater or less in different countries. The German mythology, for instance, is of all others the poorest and most circumscribed in the means of demonstrating its original completeness. Grimm laments this in his German Mythology Here on a dead ground stand trees whose topmost boughs bear green leaves there the ground is still verdant below, but all the trees are dried up. Seldom are we able to call up to us shapes from the far distant twilight into sufficient distinctness to be able to recognise and describe them. But as the imagi nation originally embodied objective things and expressive signs and symbols, which is its essential function, the myths have everywhere sprung out of the symbolising, poetical fantasy, and were not first invented by Homer and Hesiod and their age. Mythology originated in a necessity of nature, and in accordance with ideas which nations enter tained of the world, and with the spirit of their language.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Religion & Spirituality

Ennemoser, Joseph

New Age & Spirituality

Forgotten Books

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

History of Magic Part 1

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Kessinger Publishing

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 edition. Excerpt: ...the individuality of man might be clearly distinguished, and to gain a definite view of that which before had been chaotic. All old teachings of the Chaldaeans, Indians, and Egyptians, are very similar to the Dualism of Zoroaster. The good and evil principle is the same with the Egyptian Osiris, the Isis, and Typhon. The Chaldaeans, according to Plutarch, had even two principal good and evil spirits, and many others who were neutral. In the Indian Dualism. the forms are less severe than in the faith of Zoroaster, but the demons and devs are not less in number than in Chaldaea and Babylon, as their theosophic system, the poetic songs and traditions, show. From this last country the Jews, after their captivity, brought magic and theurgy, with the whole Oriental demonology; that sorcery which was so sternly forbidden by Moses, awoke in the spirit of the medo-persic dogmatism, through their ideas of the devil and the angels, with their various ranks, striking such deep roots that it was no more to be eradicated. Tiedemann says, " For if we are candid, we must admit that the teachings concerning spirits--demons--and Satan, by Christ, the apostles of the New Testament, even of the whole of the early Christians, was no other than the then universally accepted belief of the East, as it had been received in Judaeas, but modified according to the new belief of the world, and by the magical knowledge of the age assisting to destroy the power of Satan, and of demons, by the teachings of Christ." That the Jewish sages transplanted the oriental belief in magic to Alexandria, which, in a modified state, was later spread over Christendom, will be shown subsequently. The entire system of oriental magic is in accordance with the principal doctrines of the...

History of Magic

Amherst Pr

The History of Magic.; Volume I

Howitt, William

Howitt, Mary Botham

Occult & Paranormal

Legare Street Press

Translated from the original German, this important work was originally published in 1854 as two volumes, and is here presented complete in a single book. The History of Magic covers magical phenomena of all kinds, from clairvoyance to dreams, soothsaying to talismans. It goes into details on the magical heritages of ancient civilisations, including: the Orient, Egypt, Israel, Greece, and Rome, magic's role in mythology, and magic in medieval Europe, including the witch-trials and a detailed description of the Malleus Maleficarum. Also included is the original appendix, which gives examples of (supposedly) true life magical events, and a short glossary of archaic and classical terms.

The History of Magic - Omnibus Edition

History

World

Independently published

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The History Of Magic (1854)

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

Joseph Ennemoser (1787-1854) was an Tyrolean doctor and scientist, noted for his use of magnetism and hypnosis. He was a forerunner of Freud in his belief in the connection between the mind and physical health, and his interest in psychology led to investigations into the paranormal and magic. He became well known for his presentations about magic, delusions and apparently supernatural occurrences. He suggested that most of these phenomena appeared miraculous only because of a lack of understanding of the laws of nature. The History of Magic was published in Leipzig in 1844, and translated into English in 1854 by William Howitt, a leading Spiritualist writer. Volume 1 deals with the different categories of magic and mysticism, and how they were viewed in ancient times. He discusses visions, dreams and soothsaying, and miracles in the Bible, and the link between classical medicine and oracles.

The History of Magic (Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge) (Volume 1)

Cambridge University Press

Joseph Ennemoser (1787-1854) was an Tyrolean doctor and scientist, noted for his use of magnetism and hypnosis. He was a forerunner of Freud in his belief in the connection between the mind and physical health, and his interest in psychology led to investigations into the paranormal. He became well known for his presentations about magic, delusions and apparently supernatural occurrences. He suggested that most of these phenomena appeared miraculous only because of a lack of understanding of the laws of nature. The History of Magic was published in Leipzig in 1844, and translated into English in 1854 by William Howitt, a leading Spiritualist writer. Volume 2 examines Germanic and medieval magic. Ennemoser attempts to show how animal magnetism has been partially understood throughout history, and relates it to scientific knowledge. The editor, Mary Howitt, has added a collection of accounts of supernatural events which illustrate the topics discussed.

The History of Magic (Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge) (Volume 2)

Joseph Ennemoser (1787-1854) was an Tyrolean doctor and scientist, noted for his use of magnetism and hypnosis. He was a forerunner of Freud in his belief in the connection between the mind and physical health, and his interest in psychology led to investigations into the paranormal and magic. He became well known for his presentations about magic, delusions and apparently supernatural occurrences. He suggested that most of these phenomena appeared miraculous only because of a lack of understanding of the laws of nature. The History of Magic was published in Leipzig in 1844, and translated into English in 1854 by William Howitt, a leading Spiritualist writer. The editor, his wife Mary, added a collection of supernatural and psychical occurrences, which illustrate the topics dealt with by Ennemoser.

The History of Magic 2 Volume Set (Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge)

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The History of Magic, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

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