The Dictionary of the Esoteric

Download or read book The Dictionary of the Esoteric written by Nevill Drury and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publ.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With ovear 3000 cross-referenced entries this is an invaluable reference to the mystical and esoteric traditions. It gives succinct definitions in the fields of magic hermeticism, alchemy, spiritualism, parapsychology, eastern and western mysticism, mind and consciousness research divination, tarot, and a variety of less welll-known subjects. It also features biographies of leading figures in the field with details of their lives, philosophies and writings- from astrologer Evangeline Adams to the prophet Zarathustra.