The Magic Island
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
This 1929 volume offers firsthand accounts of Haitian voodoo and witchcraft rituals. Author William Seabrook introduced the concept of the walking dead to the West with this illustrated travelogue.
William Seabrook Libri
William Seabrook fu un giornalista ed esploratore la cui fascinazione per l'occulto lo portò in giro per il mondo. Studiò rituali magici, si formò come stregone e consumò notoriamente carne umana, paragonandola al vitello. Nonostante i suoi meticolosi resoconti di pratiche magiche, sosteneva di non aver mai assistito a nulla al di là della spiegazione razionale. Il suo libro sulla stregoneria è particolarmente apprezzato per la sua ponderata analisi del prominente occultista Aleister Crowley, che fu un suo breve ospite.
Asylum
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
"This dramatic memoir recaptures William Seabrook's experiences during an eight-month stay at a Westchester mental hospital in the early 1930s. Seabrook, who was a renowned journalist, voluntarily committed himself for acute alcoholism. His account offers an honest, self-critical look at addiction and treatment in the days before Alcoholics Anonymous and other modern programs. William Seabrook is most famous for introducing the word Zombie to Western culture"--
The book highlights the scarcity and rising costs of early 20th-century literature, emphasizing the importance of preserving these classic works. It offers affordable, high-quality modern editions that maintain the original text and artwork, ensuring that timeless literature remains accessible to contemporary readers.
Kultovní kniha amerického novináře a dobrodruha z roku 1929 popisující bezprostřední styk s haitským religiosním fenoménem – kultem vúdú. 2. upravené vydání.
Geheimnisvolles Haiti
Rätsel und Symbolik des Wodu-Kultes
