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The Esotericism Library - Witchcraft
This volume of the Bibliothèque de l'Ésotérisme invites readers to explore the multiple representations of the spirit world across civilizations. By examining myths, rites, and traditions dedicated to death, the afterlife, rebirth, and invisible beings, it highlights the richness of beliefs that have shaped the history of human societies.
Drawing on the work of researchers, testimonies from practitioners, well-documented essays, and nearly 400 works, this book offers a broad overview of spiritual universes. From ghosts to demons, angels to celestial creatures, it reveals the diversity of conceptions of the invisible and the place they hold in religious, artistic, and esoteric traditions worldwide.
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- Author: Jessica Hundley
- Publication date: April 2022
- Size: 17cm x 24cm
- Weight: 1.77g
- ISBN: 978-3-7544-0534-5
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Since the earliest civilizations, humanity has wondered about what remains after death and the existence of an invisible world inhabited by spirits, deities, angels, or other supernatural beings. These beliefs have given rise to countless myths, funeral rites, and religious traditions aimed at explaining the passage to the afterlife, communication with the deceased, or the presence of invisible entities. From one culture to another, these representations reveal as many answers to the great questions of existence as they do worldviews.
An exploration of the world's spiritual traditions
This volume of the Library of Esotericism offers a vast journey through the multiple representations of the spirit world. Drawing on the work of researchers, testimonies from practitioners, richly documented essays, and nearly 400 works, it explores beliefs related to death, the afterlife, rebirth, and invisible beings. The reader will discover the diversity of spiritual figures, from ghosts to demons, angels to celestial creatures, as well as their place in the religious, artistic, and esoteric traditions of many civilizations.
A richly illustrated work
Thanks to exceptional iconography and an approach that is historical, cultural, and symbolic, this work highlights how societies have imagined, represented, and interpreted invisible worlds over the centuries. An accessible and abundantly illustrated reference to discover the extraordinary diversity of traditions dedicated to spirits, the realms of the afterlife, and the great questions surrounding the destiny of the soul.
Jessica Hundley is an American author, editor, and creative director specializing in visual history, countercultures, and spiritual traditions. Co-founder of the magazine Luncheon, she regularly collaborates with Taschen editions, for which she has directed and co-written several works dedicated to esotericism, ritual practices, sacred plants, and alternative cultural movements. Her work is distinguished by a solid documentary approach, combining texts, archives, and iconography, with particular attention to the historical and cultural roots of the subjects addressed.
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