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Satanism, Magic and Mysticism in Fin-De-Siècle France - (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic) by R Ziegler (Hardcover)

Name: Satanism, Magic and Mysticism in Fin-De-Siècle France - (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic) by R Ziegler (Hardcover)
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An interdisciplinary study of the supernatural and the occult in fin-de-siècle France (1870-1914), the present volume examines the explosion of interest in devil-worship, magic and mysticism both from an historical perspective and through analysis of key literary works of the period.
About the Author: ROBERT ZIEGLER is professor of Liberal Studies at Montana Tech, USA.
229 Pages
Literary Criticism, European
Series Name: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic

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Book Synopsis

An interdisciplinary study of the supernatural and the occult in fin-de-siècle France (1870-1914), the present volume examines the explosion of interest in devil-worship, magic and mysticism both from an historical perspective and through analysis of key literary works of the period.

Review Quotes

'...a trove of enticing parts.' - Scott D. Carpenter, Carleton College, French Studies

About the Author

ROBERT ZIEGLER is professor of Liberal Studies at Montana Tech, USA. He has published widely on turn-of-the century French literature and French Decadence, and is the author of four books on the fin de siècle: Beauty Raises the Dead (2001), selected as a Choice outstanding academic book, The Mirror of Divinity: The World and Creation in J.-K. Huysmans (2004), The Nothing Machine: The Fiction of Octave Mirbeau (2007), and Asymptote: An Approach to Decadent Fiction (2009).

Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.0 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 229

Genre: Literary Criticism

Sub-Genre: European

Series Title: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Theme: French

Format: Hardcover

Author: R Ziegler

Language: English

Street Date: June 7, 2012

TCIN: 1006478994

UPC: 9780230293083

Item Number (DPCI): 247-41-7205

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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