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A History of the Occult
The occult was a crucial influence on the Renaissance, and it obsessed
the popular thinkers of the day. But with the Age of Reason,
occultism was sidelined; only charlatans found any use for it. Occult
ideas did not disappear, however, but rather went underground. It
developed into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important
artists. Works of brilliance, sometimes even of genius, were produced
under its influence. In A Dark Muse, Lachman discusses the
Enlightenment obsession with occult politics, the Romantic explosion,
the futuristic occultism of the fin de sièe, and the deep occult
roots of the modernist movement. Some of the writers and thinkers
featured in this hidden history of western thought and sensibility are
Emanuel Swedenborg, Charles Baudelaire, J. K. Huysmans, August
Strindberg, William Blake, Goethe, Madame Blavatsky, H. G. Wells,
Edgar Allan Poe, and Malcolm Lowry.
About the Author
Gary Lachman is the author of A Secret History of Consciousness and Turn Off Your Mind. He's written for TLS, Literary Review, Guardian, Independent, Mojo, and Bizarre, and is a regular contributor to Fortean Times. Aside from writing, Lachman has been a bass player and composer for the punk rock band Blondie, a guitarist with legendary rock 'n' roll wild-man Iggy Pop, and the leader of his own groups The Know and Fire Escape. He lives in London.
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