Description:Intended to serve as a graphic evocation of mankind's universal interest and belief in the supernatural, this is a knowledgeable, leisurely ramble through the timeless corridors of the occult. Beginning with the Ancients and drawing on authentic, diverse international sources encompassing Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America, the collection strives for maximum variety in order to highlight both the similarities and differences between various cultures. In addition to the stories themselves, many of which have rarely appeared in print, Mr. Hurwood furnishes much introductory and transitional material of an informative nature, tracing, where possible, the origins of a particular belief and showing how and why it originated and spread until it finally attained its present universality. A new book by the author of The Hag of the Dribble, this able study entertains while enlarging our understanding of man's ageless preoccupation with the unknown.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Passport to the Supernatural: An Occult Compendium from All Ages & Many Lands. To get started finding Passport to the Supernatural: An Occult Compendium from All Ages & Many Lands, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Taplinger Publ. Co.
Release
1972
ISBN
0800862619
Passport to the Supernatural: An Occult Compendium from All Ages & Many Lands
Description: Intended to serve as a graphic evocation of mankind's universal interest and belief in the supernatural, this is a knowledgeable, leisurely ramble through the timeless corridors of the occult. Beginning with the Ancients and drawing on authentic, diverse international sources encompassing Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America, the collection strives for maximum variety in order to highlight both the similarities and differences between various cultures. In addition to the stories themselves, many of which have rarely appeared in print, Mr. Hurwood furnishes much introductory and transitional material of an informative nature, tracing, where possible, the origins of a particular belief and showing how and why it originated and spread until it finally attained its present universality. A new book by the author of The Hag of the Dribble, this able study entertains while enlarging our understanding of man's ageless preoccupation with the unknown.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Passport to the Supernatural: An Occult Compendium from All Ages & Many Lands. To get started finding Passport to the Supernatural: An Occult Compendium from All Ages & Many Lands, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.