The esoteric secrets of surrealism : origins, magic, and secret societies / Patrick Lepetit ; translated by Jon E. Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lepetit, Patrick, author.

Contributor:

Graham, Jon E., translator.

Standardized Title:

Surréalisme. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Surrealism.

Symbolism in art.

Occultism in art.

Freemasonry and the arts.

Art.

Occultism.

Symbolism.

Physical Description:

xiv, 512 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

First U.S. Edition.

Place of Publication:

Rochester, Vermont : Inner Traditions, 2014.

Summary:

"A profound understanding of the surrealists' connections with alchemists and secret societies and the hermetic aspirations revealed in their works"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Under the Sign of the Goose: Surrealism and Liberation of the Mind 7

2 Surrealism and the Sacred 35

3 Surrealism and the Labyrinth of the Mind 84

4 Surrealism and Divination 116

5 Surrealism and Astrology 142

6 Surrealism and Dark Romanticism: "In the Closed Palace" 156

7 The Unappeasable Shadow of Arthur's Companions: Surrealism and Celticism 175

8 Surrealism and Alchemy: "You with Lead in the Head, Melt It Down to Make Surrealist Gold" 216

9 Surrealism and Magic 257

10 Surrealism, Freemasonry, and Voodoo: Ogun Ferraille, the Elect Cohen, and the Great Tradition 300

11 Surrealism and Gnosticism 348

12 Surrealism and Tradition: Occult Sources, Histories of Orders and Churches 371

13 Surrealism and Myth 397

14 Keeping a Level Head? 428.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-498) and index.

ISBN:

1620551756

9781620551752

OCLC:

827263198

Publisher Number:

99960495181