Portable Darkness (Aleister Crowley Reader) - Softcover

Crowley, Aleister; Michaelsen, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983884242 ISBN 13: 9780983884248

Publisher: Sun Vision Books, 2016

Synopsis

Portable Darkness nfamous for scandalizing society on both sides of the Atlantic, Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was a brilliant man whose position as the major intellectual figure on the occult has often been eclipsed by his own notoriety. While many of the details of Crowley's flamboyant life have been well documented, PORTABLE DARKNESS is the first book to tackle the formidable task of collecting the best of his v... Full description

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About the Author:

Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), who claimed to be the re-incarnation of Dr. John Dee among others, lived in England from 1875 through 1947. He is the author of several Weiser Books titles, including "Book of Thoth", "Diary of a Drug Fiend", "Magick", "Book of Lies", "Book of the Law and 777 & Other Qabalistic Writings". He was a poet, mountaineer, secret agent, magus, libertine, and prophet - was dubbed by the tabloids "The Wickedest Man in the World."

Scott Michaelsen is a professor of English literature at Michigan State University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sun Vision Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0983884242
• ISBN 13: 9780983884248
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 294