{"product_id":"the-book-of-oberon-a-sourcebook-of-elizabethan-magic-9780738743349","title":"The Book of Oberon: A Sourcebook of Elizabethan Magic","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fascinating addition to the magical literature of the Elizabethan era, this lavishly illustrated grimoire is a must-have for magic practitioners, collectors, and historians. \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Oberon\u003c\/em\u003e is the meticulous transcription and translation of a sixteenth-century manuscript acquired by the esteemed Folger Shakespeare Library. Unlike the more theoretical magic books of the era, this collection of spells, secrets, and summonings was compiled gradually by unknown authors for working practical magic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow published in a premium hardcover edition retaining the original's red lettering of significant words and holy names, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Oberon\u003c\/em\u003e includes rituals for summoning a long list of spirits and faeries (including Oberion, Fairy King and close relation to Shakespeare's Oberon); original drawings; common prescriptions used by cunning folk; instructions for dealing with Goetic demons that were censored in other texts; one of the oldest known copies of the magical manual \u003cem\u003eThe Enchiridion\u003c\/em\u003e; and much more. This is a significant contribution to the annals of magical history, bringing to light the kind of grimoire that was commonplace in its era but is rarely published today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Harms,James R. Clark,Joseph H. Peterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Llewellyn Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.04lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.10w x 1.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738743349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Harms\u003c\/strong\u003e is a librarian and writer living in central New York. His major area of research is magic from antiquity to the present, especially necromancy and fairy magic. He has been published in \u003cem\u003eFortean Times\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eJournal for the Academic Study for Magic\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eEnquiring Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as chapters for Palgrave Macmillan and Penn State Press books. Harms is also the author of two books on horror fiction and folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames R. Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e has been working in various fields of philosophical and esoteric study for nearly two decades. His primary areas of focus are philosophy of number, Golden Dawn, and alchemy. James is a self-taught artist. He has illustrated \u003cem\u003eThe Essential Enochian Grimoire\u003c\/em\u003e, the seventh edition of Israel Regardie's \u003cem\u003eGolden Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Oberon\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph H. Peterson\u003c\/strong\u003e has been studying esoteric texts for decades, intrigued by the Renaissance intellectual and experimental approach to spirituality. After years of collecting and digitizing rare texts for his own research, in 1995 he created the avesta.org and esotericarchives.com websites to share them with a wider audience. He lives near Rochester Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Daniel Harms \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834216399005,"sku":"9780738743349","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b06a60d9-828d-4874-8709-87add62e0fa0.jpg?v=1776146602","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-book-of-oberon-a-sourcebook-of-elizabethan-magic-9780738743349","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}