Do What Thou Wilt. A Life of Aleister Crowley

Autori

• Lawrence Sutin

Parametri

• Biografie e pensieri
• Esoterismo e religione
• Religione
• Saggistica
• Storia

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Aleister Crowley was a blustery coward, an arrogant, misogynistic racist with fascist leanings, and a callous user, as often threatened by his sexuality as he claimed to be liberated by it. But he was also a groundbreaking poet and an iconoclastic visionary whose literary and cultural legacies extend far beyond the limits of his reputation. This controversial individual, a frightening mixture of egomania and self-loathing, has inspired passionate--but seldom fair--assesments by historians. Sutin, by treating Crowley as a cultural phenomenon, and not simply a sorcerer or a charlatan, convinces skeptic readers that the self-styled "Beast" remains a fascinating study in eccentricity.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2002

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