Do What Thou Wilt : A Life of Aleister Crowley by Lawrence Sutin (2002, Trade Paperback)

Last Earth Distro-It's the Gutter (10915)
100% positive feedback
Price:
$16.99
+ $4.49 shipping
Estimated delivery Fri, Aug 29 - Sat, Sep 6
Returns:
30 days returns. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
Brand New
Select
The Book of Lies
The Book of the Law
The Psychology of Hashish
Book Four
Portable Darkness: An Aleister Crowley Reader
Do What Thou Wilt: Life of Aleister Crowley (used)
The Eye in the Triangle by Israel Regardie
Aleister Crowley's Illustrated Goetia
Enochian World of Aleister Crowley: Sex Magick
The Book of Thoth: Egyptian Tarot
777 & Other Qabalistic Writings - Aleister Crowley
Thoth Pocket Swiss Tarot Deck - Aleister Crowley
Rebels & Devils: The Psychology of Liberation
Lives of the Great Occultists
Cocaine
Book of Lies: Which Is Also Falsely Called Breaks
Aleister Crowley (/ˈæleɪstər ˈkroʊli/; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into the Æon of Horus in the early 20th century.

About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312288972
ISBN-139780312288976
eBay Product ID (ePID)2074192

Product Key Features

Book TitleDo What Thou Wilt : Alife of Aleister Crowley
Number of Pages496 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPhilosophers, Cultural Heritage, United States / 20th Century, Magick Studies, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Occultism
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
FeaturesRevised
GenreLiterary Criticism, Body, Mind & Spirit, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorLawrence Sutin
FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight23.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-048735
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Sutin's perceptive study restores this controversial figure to his proper place in the history of modern spirituality." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred review) "A rich narrative . . . This is certainly the biography against which to measure the lurid claims and devout counterclaims prompted by the Crowley legend." -- Kirkus Reviews "Sutin wonderfully details the eccentricities of this puzzling man . . . The result is a fascinating, easily readable narrative about one of the most interesting cultural phenomena of the late Victorian period." -- Library Journal "The definitive biography . . . Sutin's work will remain a benchmark against which all future biographies of Crowley will be measured." -- James Wasserman, author of Art & Symbols of the Occult and The Militia of Heaven, "Sutin's perceptive study restores this controversial figure to his proper place in the history of modern spirituality."- Publishers Weekly (Starred review) "A rich narrative . . . This is certainly the biography against which to measure the lurid claims and devout counterclaims prompted by the Crowley legend."- Kirkus Reviews "Sutin wonderfully details the eccentricities of this puzzling man . . . The result is a fascinating, easily readable narrative about one of the most interesting cultural phenomena of the late Victorian period."- Library Journal "The definitive biography . . . Sutin's work will remain a benchmark against which all future biographies of Crowley will be measured."-James Wasserman, author of Art & Symbols of the Occult and The Militia of Heaven, Sutin wonderfully details the eccentricities of this puzzling man . . . The result is a fascinating, easily readable narrative about one of the most interesting cultural phenomena of the late Victorian period., Sutin's perceptive study restores this controversial figure to his proper place in the history of modern spirituality., A rich narrative . . . This is certainly the biography against which to measure the lurid claims and devout counterclaims prompted by the Crowley legend., "Sutin's perceptive study restores this controversial figure to his proper place in the history of modern spirituality."-Publishers Weekly (Starred review) "A rich narrative . . . This is certainly the biography against which to measure the lurid claims and devout counterclaims prompted by the Crowley legend."-Kirkus Reviews "Sutin wonderfully details the eccentricities of this puzzling man . . . The result is a fascinating, easily readable narrative about one of the most interesting cultural phenomena of the late Victorian period."-Library Journal "The definitive biography . . . Sutin's work will remain a benchmark against which all future biographies of Crowley will be measured."-James Wasserman, author of Art & Symbols of the Occult and The Militia of Heaven, The definitive biography . . . Sutin's work will remain a benchmark against which all future biographies of Crowley will be measured., "Sutin's perceptive study restores this controversial figure to his proper place in the history of modern spirituality." Publishers Weekly (Starred review) "A rich narrative . . . This is certainly the biography against which to measure the lurid claims and devout counterclaims prompted by the Crowley legend." Kirkus Reviews "Sutin wonderfully details the eccentricities of this puzzling man . . . The result is a fascinating, easily readable narrative about one of the most interesting cultural phenomena of the late Victorian period." Library Journal "The definitive biography . . . Sutin's work will remain a benchmark against which all future biographies of Crowley will be measured."James Wasserman, author of Art & Symbols of the Occult and The Militia of Heaven
Dewey Decimal133/.092 B
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisAleister 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., Aleister Crowley was a blustery coward, an arrogant, misogynistic racist with fascist leanings, as often threatened by his own 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. Treating Crowley as a cultural phenomenon, Sutin here reveals the frightening mixture of egomania and self-loathing that makes this self-styled 'Beast' a fascinating study in eccentricity. 'A rich narrative' - Kirkus Reviews, Aleister Crowley was a blustery coward, an,arrogant, misogynistic racist with fascist,leanings, as often threatened by his own 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.,Treating Crowley as a cultural phenomenon, Sutin,here reveals the frightening mixture of egomania,and self-loathing that makes this self-styled,'Beast' a fascinating study in eccentricity.,'A rich narrative' - Kirkus Reviews.
LC Classification NumberPR6005.R7Z89 2002

More items related to this product