Magia Sexualis Sex, Magic, and Liberation in Modern Western Esotericism

Name: Magia Sexualis Sex, Magic, and Liberation in Modern Western Esotericism
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ISBN: 9780520247765

ISBN-10: 0520247760

ISBN-13: 9780520247765

Edition: 2006

Authors: Hugh B. Urban

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Sexuality and the occult arts have long been associated in the western imagination, but it was not until the nineteenth century that a large and sophisticated body of literature on sexual magic--the use of sex as a source of magical power--emerged. This book, the first history of western sexual magic as a modern spiritual tradition, places these practices in the context of the larger discourse surrounding sexuality in American and European society over the last 150 years to discover how sexual magic was transformed from a terrifying medieval nightmare of heresy and social subversion into a modern ideal of personal empowerment and social liberation. Focusing on a series of key figures…

Book details

List price: $85.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/4/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 349
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface, Acknowledgments, and Apologies


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


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index