Perdurabo, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Life of Aleister

Perdurabo, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Life of Aleister Crowley
- Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley
The name â€œAleister Crowleyâ€ instantly conjures visions of diabolic ceremonies and orgiastic indulgencesâ€”and while the sardonic Crowley would perhaps be the last to challenge such a view, he was also much more than â€œthe Beast,â€ as this authoritative biography shows. Perdurabo (the magical name Crowley chose when inducted into the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn) traces Crowleyâ€™s remarkable journey from his birth as the only son of a wealthy lay preacher to his death in a boarding house as the worldâ€™s foremost authority on magick. Along the way, he rebels against his conservative religious upbringing; befriends famous artists, writers, and philosophers (and becomes a poet himself ); is attacked for his practice of â€œthe black artsâ€; and teaches that science and magick can work together. While seeking to spread his infamous philosophy of â€œDo what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law,â€ Crowley becomes one of the most notorious figures of his day. Based on Richard Kaczynskiâ€™s twenty years of research, and including previously unpublished biographical details, Perdurabo paints a memorable portrait of the man who inspired the counterculture and influenced generations of artists, punks, wiccans, and other denizens of the demimonde.
Country USA
Brand North Atlantic Books
Manufacturer North Atlantic Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 30315
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2010-08-10
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9781556438998

Country	USA
Brand	North Atlantic Books
Manufacturer	North Atlantic Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	30315
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2010-08-10
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781556438998

Perdurabo, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Life of Aleister Crowley

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