Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics

Name: Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics
Brand: Taylor & Francis
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By Marco Pasi

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Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics by Marco Pasi explores the life and ideas of Aleister Crowley, a pivotal and controversial figure in western esotericism. The book situates Crowley within the political landscape of his time, revealing his complex identity as a rationalist influenced by the Enlightenment, a romantic, and a reactionary. It traces his efforts to create a new vision for religious, social, and political transformation, highlighting his interactions with a wide array of political groups, secret services, and influential individuals across Europe and America.
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This book is ideal for readers interested in religion, spirituality, western esotericism, occult history, and the political history of the early 20th century. Scholars, students, and curious general readers seeking a nuanced examination of Aleister Crowley and his political entanglements will find this work compelling.

Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) is one of the most famous and significant authors in the history of western esotericism. "Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics" presents a life of ideas, an examination of a man shaped by and shaping the politics of his times.

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Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) is one of the most famous and significant authors in the history of western esotericism. Crowley has long been ignored by scholars of religion, whilst the stories of magical and sexual practice that circulate about him continue to attract popular interest.

Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics looks at the man behind the myth by placing him firmly within the politics of his time and examining the development of his ideas through his extensive and extraordinarily varied writings. Crowley was a rationalist, sympathetic to the values of the Enlightenment, but he was also a romantic and a reactionary.

His search for an alternative way to express his religious feelings led him to elaborate his own vision of social and political change. Crowley's complex politics led to his involvement with many key individuals, organisations, and groups of his day — the secret service of various countries, the German Nazi party, Russian political activists, journalists and politicians of various persuasions, as well as other writers — both in Europe and America.

Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics presents a life of ideas, and examines a man shaped by and shaping the politics of his times.

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"As Pasi shows, the occultist, magician and writer was a gadfly, an ironist, an ambitious radical and always a controversialist in his flirtation with the main currents of 20th-century thought… Pasi’s book proves an admirable introduction to the complex magical and political connections of this most elusive of figures." - Times Higher Education
Henrik Bogdan calls it "a pioneering study of Crowley’s relationship to politics" and "a groundbreaking book not only for the study of Crowley, but also for 20th century occultism." The work refutes many preconceived notions and provides fresh insights into occultism and politics.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781844656950

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 July 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Acumen Publishing Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 521g

Pages: 252

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About the Author

Marco Pasi is Assistant Professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands