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Magia sexualis : sex, magic, and liberation in modern Western esotericism
- Title
- Magia sexualis : sex, magic, and liberation in modern Western esotericism / Hugh B. Urban.
- Author
- Urban, Hugh B.
- Publication
- Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2006.
- Supplementary Content
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- Description
- xi, 336 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-329) and index.
- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 07-522
- ISBN
- 0520247760 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780520247765 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2006010715
- 9780520247765
- OCLC
- 65407292
- Author
- Urban, Hugh B.
- Title
- Magia sexualis : sex, magic, and liberation in modern Western esotericism / Hugh B. Urban.
- Imprint
- Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2006.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-329) and index.
- Connect to:
- Other Standard Identifier
- 9780520247765
- Research Call Number
- JFE 07-522