Bibliograph

Occult America, the secret history of how mysticism shaped our nation, Mitch Horowitz

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Occult America, the secret history of how mysticism shaped our nation, Mitch Horowitz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Occult America

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bibliography

Oclc number

299706517

Responsibility statement

Mitch Horowitz

Sub title

the secret history of how mysticism shaped our nation

Table Of Contents

Introduction: What is the occult? (and what is it doing in America?) -- The psychic highway -- Mystic Americans -- Don't try this at home : Ouija and the selling of spiritualism -- The science of right thinking -- The mail-order prophet -- Go tell pharaoh : the rise of magic in Afro-America -- The return of the "secret teachings" -- New deal of the ages : politics and the occult -- The masters among us -- Secrets for sale -- "The greatest mystic who ever lived in America" -- Epilogue: Aquarius rising : the new age dawns

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