Aleister Crowley and Western esotericism /

Table of Contents: “…Starr -- The sorcerer and his apprentice: Aleister Crowley and the magical exploration of Edwardian subjectivity / Alex Owen -- Varieties of magical experience: Aleister Crowley's views on occult practice / Marco Pasi -- Envisioning the birth of a new aeon: dispensationalism and millenarianism in the thelemic tradition / Henrik Bogdan -- The great beast as a tantric hero: the role of yoga and tantra in Aleister Crowley's magick / Gordan Djurdjevic -- Continuing knowledge from generation unto generation: the social and literary background of Aleister Crowleys magick / Richard Kaczynski -- Aleister Crowley and the Yezidis / Tobias Churton -- Frenzies of the beast: the phaedran furores in the rites and writings of Aleister Crowley / Matthew D. …”
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Household gods / by Crowley, Aleister, 1875-1947

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The Prophets and the goddess : W.B. Yeats, Aleister Crowley, Ezra Pound, Robert Graves, and the chthonic esoteric tradition / by Psilopoulos, Dionysious

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Lives in spirit : precursors and dilemmas of a secular Western mysticism / by Hunt, Harry T., 1943-

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Fernando Pessoa's modernity without frontiers : influences, dialogues and responses /

Table of Contents: “…An implausible encounter and a theatrical suicide : its prologue and aftermath : Fernando Pessoa and Aleister Crowley / Steffen Dix. Bernando Soares, pig of destiny! …”
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The cloud upon the sanctuary / by Eckartshausen, Karl von, 1752-1803

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Magia sexualis : sex, magic, and liberation in modern Western esotericism / by Urban, Hugh B.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction : sex magic, modernity, and the search for liberation -- The recurring nightmare, the elusive secret : historical and imaginary roots of sex magic in the Western tradition -- Sex power is God power : Paschal Beverly Randolph and the birth of sex magic in Victorian America -- The yoga of sex : Tantra, Kama sutra, and other exotic imports from the mysterious Orient -- The beast with two backs : Aleister Crowley and sex magick in late Victorian England -- The yoga of power : sex magic, Tantra, and fascism in twentieth-century Europe -- The Goddess and the great rite : sex magic and feminism in the neo-pagan revival -- The age of Satan : satanic sex and the Black Mass, from fantasy to reality -- Sexual chaos : chaos magic, cybersex, and religion for a postmodern age -- Conclusion : the lessons of King Lamus : religion, sexuality, and liberation in a "post-orgy" world.…”
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Cocaine, Literature, and Culture, 1876-1930 / by Small, Douglas RJ

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Mescaline : a global history of the first psychedelic / by Jay, Mike, 1959 December 14-

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Handbook of contemporary paganism /

Table of Contents: “…The modern magical revival / Nevill Drury -- The influence of Aleister Crowley on Gerald Gardner and the early witchcraft movement / Henrik Bodgan -- Earth day and afterwards / Chas S. …”
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Fernando Pessoa's modernity without frontiers : influences, dialogues, responses /

Table of Contents: “…Yeats; 12 An Implausible Encounter and a Theatrical Suicide -- its Prologue and Aftermath: Fernando Pessoa and Aleister Crowley; 13 Bernardo Soares, Pig of Destiny!; 14 The Birth of Literature; 15 The Ecology of Writing: Maria José's Fernando Pessoa; Part III: Responses; 16 Patrícia Galvão on Pessoa in Brazil, 1955-61; 17 Great Pessoans: A Tribute; Selected Bibliography; Index; Backcover.…”
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Dark enlightenment : the historical, sociological, and discursive contexts of contemporary esoteric magic / by Granholm, Kennet, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…; The Study of Esotericism: Historiographical Approaches; The Study of Esotericism: Sociological Approaches; An Emerging 'New Paradigm' in the Study of Esotericism; Social Constructionism, Discourse, and Discourse Analysis; Esoteric Currents as Discursive Complexes; 2 Major Trends in Post-Enlightenment Esotericism; The Theosophical Society; The Nineteenth Century 'Occult Revival'; Aleister Crowley and Ordo Templi Orientis.…”
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James Bond in world and popular culture : the films are not enough /

Table of Contents: “…Part IV: THE WORLD OF IAN FLEMING -- Ian Fleming and CIA director Allen Dulles: the very best of friends / Christopher Moran -- Aleister Crowley, Sidney Reilly, Basil Zaharoff: their influence on the creation of James Bond and his world / Richard B. …”
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Shamans/neo-Shamans : ecstasy, alternative archaeologies, and contemporary pagans / by Wallis, Robert J.

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Eliphas Lévi and the French occult revival. by McIntosh, Christopher, 1943-

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Children of Lucifer : the Origins of Modern Religious Satanism / by Luijk, Ruben van

Table of Contents: “…Paths into the Twentieth Century; The Church of Satan; Precursors and Inspirations; Aleister Crowley, or the Great Beast 666; The Other Tradition: Attribution; The Heritage of Romantic Satanism; The Paradox of Antireligious Religion; Reviving "Black" Magic; 8. …”
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