Great wizards of ancient times
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Gay Ogilvi’s book “The Great Sorcerers of Antiquity: The Dawn of Western Magic and Alchemy” is offered to your attention, in which the history of sorcery comes to life thanks to dozens of unique portraits of both outstanding and odious practitioners of magic and alchemy. Combining modern historical knowledge and own insightful interpretations of basic texts, Guy Ogilvi creates an exciting saga about the philosophy and practice of magic.
His story begins with the prehistoric culture of human man, with Orpheus and great mythical characters. Open the unprecedented philosophy of Pythagoras and thinkers of the pre -Osocratic era, who learned the mystical glory of the touch of Apollo. Study the legacy of the main alchemists of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, which kept the wisdom of the ancients and created their unique magic, even when the powerful forces of society were united against them.
Magic is a very important element of our history. In this book, the filament of magic is intertwined in order to form an understanding matrix that challenges the ideas generated by the townsfolk, and to return to us a feeling of enchantment, without which our picture of the world would be gray and dull.
In this book you will get acquainted with the beliefs and teachings of sorcerers, healers, philosophers, alchemists and mythological heroes
His story begins with the prehistoric culture of human man, with Orpheus and great mythical characters. Open the unprecedented philosophy of Pythagoras and thinkers of the pre -Osocratic era, who learned the mystical glory of the touch of Apollo. Study the legacy of the main alchemists of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, which kept the wisdom of the ancients and created their unique magic, even when the powerful forces of society were united against them.
Magic is a very important element of our history. In this book, the filament of magic is intertwined in order to form an understanding matrix that challenges the ideas generated by the townsfolk, and to return to us a feeling of enchantment, without which our picture of the world would be gray and dull.
In this book you will get acquainted with the beliefs and teachings of sorcerers, healers, philosophers, alchemists and mythological heroes
Author:
Author:Огилви Гай
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Category:Chiromantia & Esoteric & Numerology
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-88875-943-1
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