Magia oriental

Magia oriental

Idries Shah

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Editorial:
ISF Publishing
Año de edición:
2019
Materia
Antropología social y cultural, etnografía
ISBN:
9781784799762
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El libro Magia oriental es reconocido como un brillante estudio acerca de cómo, qué y por qué piensa la gente, en territorios que se extienden desde el norte de África hasta Japón.Profusamente ilustrado, el libro es el resultado de años de investigación y trabajo de campo en una docena de diversas regiones culturales.Su erudita precisión y genuina contribución al entendimiento cultural lo han transformado en un texto fundamental para cualquiera interesado en creencias informales y prácticas esotéricas.El trabajo incluye material sobre alquimia india, el sistema abjad de los árabes, la adivinación y los hechizos talismánicos, e incluso contiene un antiguo conjuro Brahmán para conseguir la inmortalidad. 3

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