The History of Magic and the OccultCovers astrology, divination, witchcraft, the Tarot, the Cabala, alchemy, and vampires, from ancient Mesopotamia to eighteenth-century Europe. |
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... Hebrew priesthood heeded oral traditions , as did the priests of other nations . That such em- pirical lore lived beside the scriptures we may gather from Esdras , who refers to the revelation made to Moses : " These words , ' speaks ...
... Hebrew priesthood heeded oral traditions , as did the priests of other nations . That such em- pirical lore lived beside the scriptures we may gather from Esdras , who refers to the revelation made to Moses : " These words , ' speaks ...
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... ( Hebrew , Raz ) is Raziel ; the angel of evil ( Hebrew , Sam - poison ) is Samael , the angel of the Moon ( Hebrew , Yerah ) is Yarhiel , etc. This simple rule , and others more complicated , were formulated in the Talmudic period and ...
... ( Hebrew , Raz ) is Raziel ; the angel of evil ( Hebrew , Sam - poison ) is Samael , the angel of the Moon ( Hebrew , Yerah ) is Yarhiel , etc. This simple rule , and others more complicated , were formulated in the Talmudic period and ...
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... Hebrew alphabet in a special order and in two lines , the letters above and below placed in relationship may substitute for each other . The normal alphabetical sequence of the Hebrew letters is as follows : Arranged in two rows of ...
... Hebrew alphabet in a special order and in two lines , the letters above and below placed in relationship may substitute for each other . The normal alphabetical sequence of the Hebrew letters is as follows : Arranged in two rows of ...
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 7 |
FOREWORD | xvii |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xxi |
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