Aries: Journal for the Study of Western Esotericism, Volume 7, Number 1 (2007) - Special Issue: Esotericism and Fiction

Title: Aries: Journal for the Study of Western Esotericism, Volume 7, Number 1 (2007)

Editors: Roland Edighoffer, Antoine Faivre and Wouter J. Hanegraaff

Publisher: Brill

Format: Academic journal, paperback

First published: 2007

This edition: New Series, Volume 7, Number 1, 2007. Special issue: Esotericism and Fiction

ISBN: No ISBN stated

ISSN: 1567-9896

Category: Witchcraft, Magic & Occult; Essays, Letters & Criticism

Condition: Second-hand. Fair to good condition with substantial rubbing, scuffing and surface wear to the covers, creasing and curling to the corners, edge wear and a pronounced crease across the lower rear cover. The spine remains intact and the pages appear clean and complete from what can be seen. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

This special issue of Aries examines the relationship between Western esotericism and fiction. It includes Arthur McCalla on illuminism and Romanticism, Antoine Faivre on Edgar Allan Poe’s mesmeric tales, Marco Pasi on Arthur Machen, and Wouter J. Hanegraaff on Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.

Published by Brill under the auspices of the European Society for the Study of Western Esotericism, this is a specialised academic issue with strong appeal to readers of occult history, literary criticism, weird fiction, Poe, Machen and Lovecraft.

About the Journal: Aries is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal devoted to the historical study of Western esotericism, including hermeticism, alchemy, Rosicrucianism, occult philosophy, theosophy and related currents.