Oriental Magic Paperback / softback
by IDRIES SHAH
Paperback / softback
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Oriental Magic is recognized as a brilliant study of how, what and why people think, in territories extending from North Africa to Japan.Profusely illustrated, the book is the product of years of research and field-work in a dozen different cultural regions.Its scholarly accuracy and genuine contribution to cultural understanding have made it a key text for anyone interested in informal beliefs, and esoteric practices.The work includes material on Indian alchemy, the Arabian Abjad system, on divination and talismanic charms, and it even contains an ancient Brahmin spell for immortality.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:323 pages
- Publisher:ISF Publishing
- Publication Date:01/01/2016
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- ISBN:9781784790424
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Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:323 pages
- Publisher:ISF Publishing
- Publication Date:01/01/2016
- Category:
- ISBN:9781784790424