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This volume is the first comprehensive examination of one of the twentieth century's most distinctive iconoclasts. Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) was a study in contradictions. Born into a fundamentalist Christian family and educated at Cambridge, he was vilified as a traitor, drug addict, and debaucher, yet revered as perhaps the most influential thinker in contemporary esotericism. Moving beyond the influence of contemporary psychology and the modernist understanding of the occult, Crowley declared himself the revelator of a new age of individualism. Crowley's occult bricolage, Magick, was an eclectic combination of spiritual exercises drawn from Western European magical ceremonies and Indic sources for meditation and yoga. This journey of self-liberation culminated in harnessing sexual power as a magical discipline, a "sacrilization of the self" as practiced in Crowley's mixed masonic group, the Ordo Templi Orientis. The religion Crowley created, Thelema, legitimated his role as
a charismatic revelator and herald of a new age of freedom. Aleister Crowley's lasting influence can be seen in the counter-culture movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s and in many forms of alternative spirituality and popular culture. The essays in this volume offer crucial insight into Crowley's foundational role in the study of Western esotericism, new religious movements, and sexuality.

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"One would be hard-pressed to put together an assemblage of people to equal the scholars included in this collection-the cream of the crop of those esoteric scholars who have studied Crowley. The volume makes a significant contribution to esoteric studies and will set future debates about Crowley. It will be a must-read text for all esoteric scholars in the next generation."--J. Gordon Melton, Distinguished Professor of American Religious History, Baylor University

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Henrik Bogdan is Associate Professor in History of Religions at the University of Gothenburg. In addition to numerous articles, he is the author of Western Esotericism and Rituals of Initiation (2007) and editor of Brother Curwen, Brother Crowley: A Correspondence, by Aleister Crowley and David Curwen (2010).

Martin P. Starr was the editor of the Teitan Press series of the works of Aleister Crowley which appeared between 1985 and 2003. He is the author of The Unknown God: W. T. Smith and the Thelemites (2003), the first academic study of Aleister Crowley's followers in the USA.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 1st edition (September 5, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 406 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199863091
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199863099
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.24 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches

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I am an independent scholar of Western Esotericism and New Religious Movements. My current academic interests revolve around the interplay of neo-rosicrucianism, independent eucharistic church movements, theosophy, and freemasonry. My background for these studies is reflected in more than four decades of research and writing on the English synthetic occultist Aleister Crowley and his disciples Wilfred Talbot Smith, Charles Stansfeld Jones, C. F. Russell and Kenneth Grant.
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Henrik Bogdan is Professor of Religious Studies at the Department of Literature, History of Ideas, and Religion, at the University of Gothenburg. He is the editor of the 'Oxford Studies in Western Esotericism' book series, and coeditor of the 'Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities' series. Bogdan is associate editor of 'The Pomegranate: The International Journal of Pagan Studies', and book reviews editor of 'Aries: Journal for the Study of Western Esotericism'. He is a board member of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism (ESSWE).
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Richard Kaczynski, Ph.D., is a writer, musician, research scientist, teacher and pumpkin-carver. The Times Literary Supplement called his "Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley," “the major biography to date” of this seminal figure of modern magick. Richard is also the author of "Forgotten Templars: The Untold Origins of Ordo Templi Orientis," "The Weiser Concise Guide to Aleister Crowley," "Perdurabo Outtakes," and "Panic in Detroit: The Magician and the Motor City," as well as co-editor with Hymenaeus Beta of "The Revival of Magick and Other Essays." He has appeared on television in the documentaries "Secrets of the Occult" and "Aleister Crowley: The Beast 666." Richard earned his Ph.D. in social psychology in 1993 with a dissertation on metaphysical beliefs and experiences in New Religious Movements. He has lectured internationally, and over those years his writing has appeared in various books (including "Tarot in Culture," "Mathematics in Popular Culture," "Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism," and "Rebels and Devils") and magazines (including "High Times," "The Magical Link," and "Different Worlds").
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Dr. Brien L. Chomica

Scholarly Crowley

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This is a very fine collection of Essays by studious individuals who have examined and studied the diverse published works of Mr. Crowley. As a retired professor of Philosophy who has always recommended that students read original sources and not secondary sources and summaries, I say now that the more you have read Aleister Crowley in the original, the more you will enjoy and become engaged with these Essays. It also cannot be denied that even if your study of Crowley is casual, let us say, some of these Essays might very well give you the kick-start you need to discover a base that unites Eastern Esotericism and Western pragmatism. This is not a Book for flakey new-agers.

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i'll be short: VERY NICE collection of essays that dissect the influence of Perdurabo/the Beast on western esoteric practices. a variety
of 'angles' of evaluation weave a solid overview of key periods and approaches that mr. Crowley undertook organically to further his
life's work and the development of the cogent religion know as Thelema. ....very readable, informative, and illuminating.

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Aleister Crowley and Western Esotericism

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Highly recommended collection of essays by leading esoteric scholars and Thelemic writers featuring Henrik Bogdan, Martin P. Starr, Marco Pasi, and Richard Kaczynski. 93.

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david T. brinkmann

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Excellent book!!!

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Joseph L. Kolb

about time!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 22, 2012

what a wonderful compilation of academic essays covering the vast philosophies that crowley has influenced and brought into the western world. 15 well-written essays with great references covering magick and occultism, yoga and tantra, the yezidis, freemasonry, wicca, mormonism, scientology and satanism. love or hate him, crowley was a spiritual revolutionary who had little use for traditional structure. anyone who knows crowley is well aware of the negative public perceptions of the man. these essay forgo the histrionic drama of his activities and look deeply into his philosophy and how it has affected and brought to light various religious/magickal movements. the essay on scientology shows it's goal was no different than crowley's system of realizing the infinite power of self to manipulate, transform and transcend the limits of the physical universe. all the essays acknowledge crowley was a dominating figure in twentieth-century occultism. though crowley wasn't a satanist per se, LaVey copied some of his material, but it is the Temple of Set with Michael Aquino who draws on many of crowley's thoughts. it is also a bonus that oxford university press has published this important document that delves into crowley's tremendous drive towards systematizing eastern, western and mystical experiences. daniel p. mannix must be twirling in his grave! this is a must own for any serious reader into occult thought and how crowley has affected many belief systems to this day. a great forward by wouter j. hanegraaff adds to this fascinating book.

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Great book, provided different interpretations of Crowley's impact on modern occult practices. Also provided me with some unknown facts of Crowley's works and practices.

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Axel Hartmann

insightful book - yet, it misses to include analytical concepts of gender (queer) theory

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 20, 2014

The book is very insightful. What I enjoyed most is the fact, that the authors avoid to come up with clear cut hypothesis. This approach mirrors perfectly well Aleister Crowley`s ambivalent personality. Yet, it would have been nice, if at least one scholar would have dared to approach Crowley from a queer theory perspective. Would be interesting to read a close analysis about Crowley`s idea on gender - questioning the duality, performing travesty as well as hegemonic masculinity ... etc. with fresh, up-to-date analytical vocabulary.
To publish a book in 2012 and not include at least one female scholar into the publication is problematic. One could argue: There had not been female scholars around - well, the publishers should have particularly approached female scholars within studies of Western Esotericism and thus not remain within there male circle of scholar-friends. Or, they should have asked themselves and hence in the introduction of the book, why studies of Western Esotericism brings about such a male dominated scholary discourse.

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Entertaining and informative

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on September 13, 2018

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Excellent read, a bit repetitive at points, but all in all educational and fascinating. This will be of interest to anyone interested in the history of western Esoteric studies.

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Das Paket war leer :-(

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Was gibt es sonst zu sagen, Betrüger. 1 Stern, da es mit dem Thema des Buches passt.

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