Occult Images - Images occultes

Collectif The Pepin Press

272 pages, parution le 08/10/2001

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Résumé

Symbolism has always played a fundamental role in the pursuit of the occult. As the occult largely deals with that which is secret, not revealed and hidden, the mysterious and in particular the supernatural, knowledge of it could only be shared through 'intuitive understanding' rather than quantifiable scientific method. The extensive use of symbolic images proved an excellent manner of recording and relating this obscure and enigmatic lore while at the same time shielding it from the sceptical perception of the uninitiated.

Over the ages a wealth of occult images has emerged, largely originating from arcane volumes of ancient hermetic doctrine. Most of the illustrations in this book have been taken from an armorial of this category, Les Devises Héroïques by Claude Paradin, published in 1556. If the use of these pictures was not intentionally occult, its origins for the larger part were so indeed.

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Éditeur(s)	The Pepin Press
Auteur(s)	Collectif The Pepin Press
Parution	08/10/2001
Nb. de pages	272
Format	15 x 15
Couverture	Broché
Poids	496g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9789057680236
ISBN13	978-90-5768-023-6