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Eros and Magic in the Renaissance by Ioan Couli...
Last Updated: October 2026. Expanded the assessment of the advertising thesis and the comparison with Yates. Quick Answer Couliano's claim is that the Renaissance magician and the modern advertiser are...
The Cantong Qi: An Honest Review of Chinese Alc...
Last Updated: October 2026. Expanded the section on the internal and external readings and on the commentary tradition. Quick Answer This is the root text of Chinese alchemy, and it...
The Theosophical Enlightenment by Joscelyn Godw...
Last Updated: October 2026. Expanded the sections on Egyptomania and on the political background. Quick Answer The occult revival was not a return to ancient wisdom, it was assembled in...
Mysticism Sacred and Profane by R. C. Zaehner: ...
Last Updated: October 2026. Expanded the assessment of the ranking argument and the later constructivist debate. Quick Answer Zaehner took mescaline in order to prove Huxley wrong about it, and...
Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion by J...
Last Updated: October 2026. Expanded the section on what modern scholarship has rejected and what it has kept. Quick Answer Harrison argued that behind the bright Olympian gods there was...
The Foundations of Mysticism by Bernard McGinn:...
Last Updated: October 2026. Expanded the discussion of the definition and of the theoretical appendix. Quick Answer This is the standard history of Christian mysticism, and the first volume is...