Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation
From its earliest days, America served as an arena for the revolutions in alternative spirituality that eventually swept the globe. Esoteric philosophies and personas—from Freemasonry to Spiritualism, from Madame H. P. Blavatsky to Edgar Cayce—dramatically altered the nation’s culture, politics,...
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From its earliest days, America served as an arena for the revolutions in alternative spirituality that eventually swept the globe. Esoteric philosophies and personas—from Freemasonry to Spiritualism, from Madame H. P. Blavatsky to Edgar Cayce—dramatically altered the nation’s culture, politics, and religion. Yet the mystical roots of our identity are often ignored or overlooked. Opening a new window on the past, Occult America presents a dramatic, pioneering study of the esoteric undercurrents of our history and their profound impact across modern life.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780553806755 (0553806750)
Publish date: September 8th 2009
Publisher: Bantam
Pages no: 291
Edition language: English
(DNF) Okay, so not really finished so much as quitting. I should label this book as given up on, but I've only got 2 parts left. I think part of my issue is that this book isn't what I was expecting/wanted and that I just can't really bring myself to care enough about the book to listen to anymore o...
I just couldn't bring myself to finish this. The title gives the impression that mysticisim and the occult actually played a big role in American history, and that the author will be revealing fascinating secrets. Nope. Instead, it's just a simple history of the various weird things that people have...
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