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by Richard Cavendish; Introduction by Mitch Horowitz

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The Classic Study of the Occult Reintroduced in a 50th Anniversary Edition

The Black Arts is a fascinating and wonderfully readable exploration of the practice, theory, and underlying rationale of magick and occultism in all its branches, including witchcraft, spells, numerology, astrology, alchemy, kabbalah, tarot, charms, and summoning and control of spirits.

This edition features a 50th anniversary introduction by historian of alternative spirituality Mitch Horowitz, who frames the book for a new generation of readers.

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The driving force behind black magic is hunger for power.

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  • Title The Black Arts (50th Anniversary Edition): A Concise History of Witchcraft, Demonology, Astrology, Alchemy, and Other Mystical Practices Throughout th
  • Author Richard Cavendish; Introduction by Mitch Horowitz
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 40th
  • Pages 368
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tarcher, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 1968-01-17
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780399500350 / 0399500359
  • Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.98 x 6 x 1.01 in (22.81 x 15.24 x 2.57 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Topical: New Age
  • Category New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit
  • Library of Congress subjects Magic, Occultism
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 67010950
  • Dewey Decimal Code 133.4

About the author

Richard Cavendish (1930-2016) was a highly regarded and widely published British historian of magic, myth, and the occult. Educated at Oxford, Cavendish is best remembered for The Black Arts (1967) and for editing the acclaimed 24-volume Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural, published from 1970 to 1972.
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