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Satanism, Magic and Mysticism in Fin-de-siècle France

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Authors:
  1. Robert Ziegler

    1. University of Montana, USA

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic (PHSWM)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Introduction

    • Robert Ziegler
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Satanist

    • Robert Ziegler
    Pages 15-49

  4. The Hoaxer

    • Robert Ziegler
    Pages 50-73

  5. The Magus

    • Robert Ziegler
    Pages 74-115

  6. The Mystic

    • Robert Ziegler
    Pages 116-181

  7. The Miracle-Worker

    • Robert Ziegler
    Pages 182-195

  8. Conclusion

    • Robert Ziegler
    Pages 196-209

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 210-229
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About this book

An interdisciplinary study of the supernatural and the occult in fin-de-siècle France (1870-1914), the present volume examines the explosion of interest in devil-worship, magic and mysticism both from an historical perspective and through analysis of key literary works of the period.

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'...a trove of enticing parts.' - Scott D. Carpenter, Carleton College, French Studies

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Montana, USA

    Robert Ziegler

About the author

ROBERT ZIEGLER is professor of Liberal Studies at Montana Tech, USA. He has published widely on turn-of-the century French literature and French Decadence, and is the author of four books on the fin de siècle: Beauty Raises the Dead (2001), selected as a Choice outstanding academic book, The Mirror of Divinity: The World and Creation in J.-K. Huysmans (2004), The Nothing Machine: The Fiction of Octave Mirbeau (2007), and Asymptote: An Approach to Decadent Fiction (2009).

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