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Claude Lecouteux

A Lapidary of Sacred Stones

Their Magical and Medicinal Powers Based on the Earliest Sources

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A comprehensive dictionary of sacred and magical gem lore that draws on the rarest source texts of Antiquity and the Middle Ages • Reveals the healing and magical virtues of familiar gemstones, such as amethyst, emerald, and diamond, as well as the lore surrounding exotic stones such as astrios, a stone celebrated by ancient magicians • Examines bezoars (stones formed in animals' bodies) and magnets that attract materials other than metal • Based on ancient Arabic, Greek, Jewish, and European sources, ranging from the observations of Pliny the Elder to extremely rare texts such as the Picatrix and Damigeron's Virtue of Stones Our ancesto… Mehr

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Produktdetails


  • ISBN: 978-1-59477-508-6
  • EAN: 9781594775086
  • Produktnummer: 23529743
  • Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
  • Seitenangabe: 376 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 5'299 KB
  • Abbildungen: Includes 8-page color insert and 368 b&w illustrations

Über den Autor


Claude Lecouteux is a former professor of medieval literature and civilization at the Sorbonne. He is the author of numerous books on medieval and pagan afterlife beliefs and magic, including The Book of Grimoires, Dictionary of Ancient Magic Words and Spells, and The Tradition of Household Spirits. He lives in Paris.

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