Occult America: the secret history of how mysticism shaped our nation
Mitch Horowitz
Occult America: the secret history of how mysticism shaped our nation
Author
Mitch HorowitzPublisher
Bantam BooksEdition 1
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Title and Author
Occult America: the secret history of how mysticism shaped our nation / Mitch HorowitzPublication Details
نیویورک : Bantam Books، 2009مPhysical Description
092 p.; 22 cm.Subject
Occultism - United States HistoryParapsychology - United States History
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
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