The Black Arts: A Concise History of Witchcraft, Demonology, Astrology, Alchemy, and Other Mystical Practices Throughout the Ages

The Classic Study of the Occult Reintroduced in a 50th Anniversary Edition

The Black Arts is a fascinating and wonderfully readable exploration of the practice, theory, and underlying rationale of magick and occultism in all its branches, including witchcraft, spells, numerology, astrology, alchemy, kabbalah, tarot, charms, and summoning and control of spirits.

This edition features a 50th-anniversary introduction by historian of alternative spirituality Mitch Horowitz, who frames the book for a new generation of readers.

Author: Richard Cavendish
Publisher: Tarcherperigee
Published: 01/17/1968
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.86lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.00w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780399500350

About the Author
Richard Cavendish (1930-2016) was a highly regarded and widely published British historian of magic, myth, and the occult. Educated at Oxford, Cavendish is best remembered for The Black Arts (1967) and for editing the acclaimed 24-volume Man, Myth & Magic: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Supernatural, published from 1970 to 1972.