Occult America: the secret history of how mysticism shaped our nation
Mitch Horowitz
Occult America: the secret history of how mysticism shaped our nation
المؤلف
Mitch Horowitzالناشر
Bantam Booksطبع 1
قائمة
شناسنامه
العنوان واسم المؤلف
Occult America: the secret history of how mysticism shaped our nation / Mitch Horowitzبيانات النشر
نیویورک : Bantam Books، 2009مالمواصفات الشكلية
092 p.; 22 cm.الموضوع
Occultism - United States HistoryParapsychology - United States History
اللغة
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references and index.
المحتويات
Introduction: What is the occult? (and what is it doing in America?) -- The psychic highway -- Mystic Americans -- Don't try this at home : Ouija and the selling of spiritualism -- The science of right thinking -- The mail-order prophet -- Go tell pharaoh : the rise of magic in Afro-America -- The return of the "secret teachings" -- New deal of the ages : politics and the occult -- The masters among us -- Secrets for sale -- "The greatest mystic who ever lived in America" -- Epilogue: Aquarius rising : the new age dawns