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Occult America : the secret history of how mysticism conquered America / Mitch Horowitz.

By: Publication details: New York : Bantam Books, 2009.Description: 290 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780553806755 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 130 221
LOC classification:
  • BF1434.U6 H67 2009
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks BF1434 .U6 H67 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001076024

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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