The Beast with Two Backs: Aleister Crowley, Sex Magic and the Exhaustion of Modernity

ABSTRACT: Infamous for his drug use and extreme sexual practices, and proclaiming himself the “Great Beast 666,” Aleister Crowley remains to this day one of the most influential and yet most often misunderstood figures in the history of Western new religious movements. This article offers a fresh ap...

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Main Author: Urban, Hugh B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Californiarnia Press 2004
In: Nova religio
Year: 2004, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, Pages: 7-25
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