Occultism and nation-building have been strangely intertwined, particularly in the gestation of America, writes Ed Simon ...

27) that Blackstone (“Commentaries”, 4, 60; 1765) wrote that “to deny the possibility, nay, the actual existence of witchcraft and ... Egyptian magic is only illustrated (pp.

Additional readings (books and articles) will be assigned to individual classes. Please turn off all cell phones or beepers before class begins. If your cell phone rings in class, you will be asked to ...

Some of these are too scary for the public - but thankfully not for CornwallLive's spook correspondent, P M Buchan ...

Some even advertise or watch horror movies with elements of witchcraft and black magic, among others. Apparently, this is what increases cases of diabolical attacks such as demonic oppression and ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login Belief in magic was, until relatively recent times, widespread in Britain; yet the impact of such belief on determinative political events ...

The "innovative" MA in Magic and Occult Science has been created following a "recent surge in interest in magic", the course leader said. It would offering an opportunity to study the history and ...

It’s worth considering Winthrop’s example and the forgotten occult origins of the American experiment, and in particular, how ...