The Occult Sciences, Vol. 1 of 2
The Philosophy of Magic, Prodigies and Apparent Miracles (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Occult Sciences, Vol. 1 of 2: The Philosophy of Magic, Prodigies and Apparent Miracles<br><br>Is not the history of civilization, in the most extended sense of this word, the history of mankind in a social state, one of the most important of all our studies<br><br>About twenty years ago, consulting less my talents than my zeal, I undertook to retrace this history, and in 1813 I published an introduction, in order to give an idea of the manner in which I thought it should be treated.<br><br>This essay received some encouragement, which only convinced me of the necessity of examining more profoundly so important a subject.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.