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The occult, in the broadest sense, is a category of esoteric supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of organized religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving otherworldly agency, such as magic and mysticism and their varied spells. It can also refer to supernatural ideas like extra-sensory perception and parapsychology. The term occult sciences was used in 16th-century Europe to refer to astrology, alchemy, and natural magic. The term occultism emerged in 19th-century France, amongst figures such as Antoine Court de Gébelin. It came to be associated with various French esoteric groups connected to Éliphas Lévi and Papus, and in 1875 was introduced into the English language by the esotericist Helena Blavatsky. Throughout the 20th century, the term was used idiosyncratically by a range of different authors, but by the 21st century was commonly employed – including by academic scholars of esotericism – to refer to a range of esoteric currents that developed in the mid-19th century and their descendants. Occultism is thus often used to categorise such esoteric traditions as Qabalah, Spiritualism, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, Wicca, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, New Age, and the Left-hand path and right-hand path Use of the term as a nominalized adjective has developed especially since the late twentieth century. In that same period, occult and culture were combined to form the neologism occulture. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Works in the genre occultism 10
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The Satanic Rituals
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The Magical Revival
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The Occult: A History
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The Devil Rides Out
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Энциклопедическое изложение масонской, герметической, каббалистической и розенкрейцерской символической философии
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Moonchild
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Diary of a Drug Fiend
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The Book of Lies
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Earth Inferno
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Treatise on the Magical Uses of the Ninety-nine Names of God
Works in the genre occultism 1
Works in the genre occultism 15
- Afraid: demon possession and spiritual warfare in America
- Dictionnaire Infernal
- Magick
- The Magus
- Zodiac and Swastika
- The Psychology of the Occult
- Słownik wiedzy tajemnej
- Gulabsinh
- Occult Chemistry
- The Occult: A History
- The Secret Teachings of All Ages
- Occult Features of Anarchism: With Attention to the Conspiracy of Kings and the Conspiracy of the Peoples
- Kino Okkult
- Sciences maudites & poètes maudits
- Six Ways: Approaches & Entries for Practical Magic
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