THE QABALAH: SECRET TRADITION OF THE WEST
Book Details + Condition: Samuel Weiser Inc (New York). First Edition by the publisher, 1977. Part of the "Studies in Hermetic Tradition" series. Hardcover with dust jacket. 384 pages, with illustrations, tables and charts. Papus (Gérard Encausse, 1865-1916) was one of the great occultists of France, and was instrumental in developing and popularizing Eliphas Levi's earlier suggestions of a link between the Hebrew alphabet and the twenty-two trumps of the tarot. The Qabalah (first released in 1892) is particularly valuable because, along with Papus' original theoretical explorations of the Qabalah, it also contains his complete translation of the Sepher Yetzirah, Eliphas Levi's famous Ten Lessons on the Qabalah, Rabbi Drach's important and rare treatise, The Qabalah of the Hebrews, and an extensive Qabalistic bibliography. The book offers a concise and valuable introduction to the sacred science of the Hebrews, and to the esoteric teachings of Christianity.
In very good condition, with firm binding and a clean interior; dust jacket shows normal aging and shelf wear, mainly at corners and edges (a few tears, etc) and it retains the original price.
