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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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Do What Thou Wilt. A Life of Aleister Crowley, Lawrence Sutin
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2002
- Rilegatura
- (In brossura)
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- Titolo
- Do What Thou Wilt. A Life of Aleister Crowley
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Lawrence Sutin
- Editore
- St. Martin's Griffin
- Pubblicato
- 2002
- Formato
- In brossura
- ISBN10
- 0312288972
- ISBN13
- 9780312288976
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Tema stórico, Storia, Storie vere, Esoterismo e religione, Biografie, Temi religiosi, Esoterismo, Occultismo & Stregoneria, Occultismo, Wicca, Biografie di scienziati, Thelema
- Valutazione
- 3,8 su 5
- Descrizione
- 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.