Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics
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.
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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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.
