The history of magicFront matterArthur Edward Waite translationChapter navigation57 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE HISTORY OF MAGICPREFACE TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATIONILLUSTRATIONSINTRODUCTIONChapter I · FABULOUS SOURCESChapter II · MAGIC OF THE MAGIChapter III · MAGIC IN INDIAChapter IV · HERMETIC MAGICChapter V · MAGIC IN GREECEChapter VI · MATHEMATICAL MAGIC OF PYTHAGORASChapter VII · THE HOLY KABALAHChapter I · PRIMITIVE SYMBOLISM OF HISTORYChapter II · MYSTICISMChapter III · INITIATIONS AND ORDEALSChapter IV · THE MAGIC OF PUBLIC WORSHIPChapter V · MYSTERIES OF VIRGINITYChapter VI · SUPERSTITIONSChapter VII · MAGICAL MONUMENTSBOOK III DIVINE SYNTHESIS AND REALISATION OF MAGIA BY THE CHRISTIAN REVELATIONChapter I · CHRIST ACCUSED OF MAGIC BY THE JEWSChapter II · THE WITNESS OF MAGIC TO CHRISTIANITYChapter III · THE DEVILChapter IV · THE LAST PAGANSChapter V · LEGENDSChapter VI · SOME KABALISTIC PAINTINGS AND SACRED EMBLEMSChapter VII · PHILOSOPHERS OF THE ALEXANDRIAN SCHOOLChapter I · MAGIC AMONG BARBARIANSChapter II · INFLUENCE OF WOMENChapter III · THE SALIC LAWS AGAINST SORCERERSChapter IV · LEGENDS OF THE REIGN OF CHARLEMAGNEChapter V · MAGICIANSChapter VI · SOME FAMOUS PROSECUTIONSChapter VII · SUPERSTITIONS RELATING TO THE DEVILChapter I · PRIESTS AND POPES ACCUSED OF MAGICChapter II · APPEARANCE OF THE BOHEMIAN NOMADSChapter III · LEGEND AND HISTORY OF RAYMUND LULLYChapter IV · ON CERTAIN ALCHEMISTSChapter V · SOME FAMOUS SORCERERS AND MAGICIANSChapter VI · SOME MAGICAL PROSECUTIONSChapter VII · THE MAGICAL ORIGIN OF FREEMASONRYChapter I · REMARKABLE AUTHORS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYChapter II · THAUMATURGIC PERSONALITIES OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYChapter III · PROPHECIES OF CAZOTTEChapter IV · THE FRENCH REVOLUTIONChapter V · PHENOMENA OF MEDIOMANIAChapter VI · THE GERMAN ILLUMINATIChapter VII · EMPIRE AND RESTORATIONChapter I · MAGNETIC MYSTICS AND MATERIALISTSChapter II · HALLUCINATIONSChapter III · MESMERISTS AND SOMNAMBULISTSChapter IV · THE FANTASTIC SIDE OF MAGICAL LITERATUREChapter V · SOME PRIVATE RECOLLECTIONS OF THE WRITERChapter VI · THE OCCULT SCIENCESChapter VII · SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONAPPENDIXINDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →THE HISTORY OF MAGICAll chapters and sections (57)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE HISTORY OF MAGICPREFACE TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATIONILLUSTRATIONSINTRODUCTIONBook 1 · Chapters1234567Book 2 · Chapters1234567Books3Book 3 · Chapters1234567Book 4 · Chapters1234567Book 5 · Chapters1234567Book 6 · Chapters1234567Book 7 · Chapters1234567Book 7 · Other sectionsAPPENDIXINDEXTHE HISTORY OF MAGIC◇James Hyatt◇ÉLIPHAS LÉVI◇THE HISTORY OF MAGIC →
