The History of Magic

Éliphas Lévi (Alphonse Louis Constant), translated by Arthur Edward Waite, second edition of Waite's translation (first published 1913) edition, 1922

Third year · Witchcraft and folk magic

Contents

  1. Introduction p. 1
  2. Book I, Chapter I: Fabulous Sources p. 39
  3. Book I, Chapter II: Magic of the Magi p. 53
  4. Book I, Chapter III: Magic in India p. 64
  5. Book I, Chapter IV: Hermetic Magic p. 73
  6. Book I, Chapter V: Magic in Greece p. 82
  7. Book I, Chapter VI: Mathematical Magic of Pythagoras p. 92
  8. Book I, Chapter VII: The Holy Kabalah p. 101
  9. Book II, Chapter I: Primitive Symbolism of History p. 115
  10. Book II, Chapter II: Mysticism p. 125
  11. Book II, Chapter III: Initiations and Ordeals p. 133
  12. Book II, Chapter IV: The Magic of Public Worship p. 145
  13. Book II, Chapter V: Mysteries of Virginity p. 152
  14. Book II, Chapter VI: Superstitions p. 158
  15. Book II, Chapter VII: Magical Monuments p. 166
  16. Book III, Chapter I: Christ Accused of Magic by the Jews p. 171
  17. Book III, Chapter II: The Witness of Magic to Christianity p. 176
  18. Book III, Chapter III: The Devil p. 187
  19. Book III, Chapter IV: The Last Pagans p. 193
  20. Book III, Chapter V: Legends p. 200
  21. Book III, Chapter VI: Some Kabalistic Paintings and Sacred Emblems p. 208
  22. Book III, Chapter VII: Philosophers of the Alexandrian School p. 215
  23. Book IV, Chapter I: Magic among Barbarians p. 223
  24. Book IV, Chapter II: Influence of Women p. 232
  25. Book IV, Chapter III: The Salic Laws Against Sorcerers p. 238
  26. Book IV, Chapter IV: Legends of the Reign of Charlemagne p. 246
  27. Book IV, Chapter V: Magicians p. 256
  28. Book IV, Chapter VI: Some Famous Prosecutions p. 264
  29. Book IV, Chapter VII: Superstitions Relating to the Devil p. 281
  30. Book V, Chapter I: Priests and Popes Accused of Magic p. 291
  31. Book V, Chapter II: Appearance of the Bohemian Nomads p. 306
  32. Book V, Chapter III: Legend and History of Raymund Lully p. 319
  33. Book V, Chapter IV: On Certain Alchemists p. 331
  34. Book V, Chapter V: Some Famous Sorcerers and Magicians p. 345
  35. Book V, Chapter VI: Some Magical Prosecutions p. 360
  36. Book V, Chapter VII: The Magical Origin of Freemasonry p. 382
  37. Book VI, Chapter I: Remarkable Authors of the Eighteenth Century p. 391
  38. Book VI, Chapter II: Thaumaturgic Personalities of the Eighteenth Century p. 400
  39. Book VI, Chapter III: Prophecies of Cazotte p. 416
  40. Book VI, Chapter IV: The French Revolution p. 422
  41. Book VI, Chapter V: Phenomena of Mediomania p. 427
  42. Book VI, Chapter VI: The German Illuminati p. 435
  43. Book VI, Chapter VII: Empire and Restoration p. 443
  44. Book VII, Chapter I: Magnetic Mystics and Materialists p. 453
  45. Book VII, Chapter II: Hallucinations p. 461
  46. Book VII, Chapter III: Mesmerists and Somnambulists p. 471
  47. Book VII, Chapter IV: The Fantastic Side of Magical Literature p. 477
  48. Book VII, Chapter V: Some Private Recollections of the Writer p. 495
  49. Book VII, Chapter VI: The Occult Sciences p. 500
  50. Book VII, Chapter VII: Summary and Conclusion p. 503
  51. Appendix p. 526
About this book and its scans

Waite's translation, first published 1913; this second edition published 1922 by William Rider & Son, London (title page of the scan). In the public domain in the US.