The unknown God : W.T. Smith and the Thelemites /

'The Unknown God' is a documentary study of Thelema, a 20th century religious movement in the 'magical' family, founded by the occultist, poet, and prophet of a new age of personal freedom, Aleister Crowley (1875-1947). Martin P. Starr tells the history of the movement through th...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Starr, Martin P.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2024.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
'The Unknown God' is a documentary study of Thelema, a 20th century religious movement in the 'magical' family, founded by the occultist, poet, and prophet of a new age of personal freedom, Aleister Crowley (1875-1947). Martin P. Starr tells the history of the movement through the biography of its leader, Wilfred Talbot Smith (1885-1957), who took up Crowley's plans for organizations to teach the latter's methods in Western and Eastern esoteric traditions and his laws for a new world order, and established these systems in British Columbia and in California. Crowley provided the concepts; Smith and his associates made them take flesh, applying Crowley's doctrine of 'Do what thou wilt' and cementing it a part of the artistic and religious underground of the 20th century.
Umfang:
1 online resource (457 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Includes index.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-774454-0
0-19-774452-4
0-19-774453-2
Schlagworte:
Smith, Wilfred Talbot, > 1885-1957.
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