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Behind the Crystal Ball:: Magic, Science and the Occult from Antiquity Through the New Age

hardcover – July 30, 1996
by Aveni, Anthony
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ISBN-13: 9780812924152 ISBN-10: 0812924150
Publisher
CROWN
Binding
hardcover
Published
July 30, 1996
Weight
1.6 lbs
Dimensions
24.80×3.80×16.50 cm

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Behind the Crystal Ball:: Magic, Science and the Occult from Antiquity Through the New Age by Aveni, Anthony. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780812924152.

From ancient times to the present, magic and science have always been intertwined. In this fascinating book, astronomer/anthropologist Anthony Aveni conducts a whirlwind tour of occult practices--from astrology, alchemy, and phrenology to psychokinesis, crystals, and channeling--and finds that many of magics ancient rites have been revived and reexamined in the New Age.