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A.E. Waite's DevilWorship in France, rather than being an infernal howto book or even a history of what the title purports, is in fact an examination of a most sensational hoax perpetrated by Parisian journalist, Leo Taxil. Taxil and fictitious associate, Diana Vaughan,... Read Full Overview

THE term Modern Satanism is not intended to signify the development of some new aspect of old doctrine concerning demonology, or some new argument for the personification of the evil principle in universal nature. It is intended to signify the alleged revival, or, at least, the... Read Full Overview

In spite of the sensational title, this book is actually a debunking of a notorious late 19th century hoax. Leo Taxil, a French anti-clericalist, suddenly converted to Catholicism in the 1885 and wrote a number of books in which he claimed that Freemasonry was a world-wide satanic... Read Full Overview

Waites' well known work "Devil Worship in France" is primarily a refutation of conspiracy theories aimed at the Freemasons. In this discourse, however, it touches on alchemy, demonology, and a topical overview of multiple important occult figures.AE Waite was one of the first... Read Full Overview

In Devil-Worship in France, Waite attempts to discern what is genuine from what is fake in the evidence of 19th century Satanism. To get the answers he spends a great deal of time investigating the French Masonic echelon, debunking a "conspiracy of falsehood" and determining... Read Full Overview

The Great Teacher of Christianity beheld Lucifer fall from heaven like lightning, and, in a different sense, the modern world has witnessed a similar spectacle. Assuredly the demon of Milton has been cast down from the sky of theology, and, except in a few centres of extreme... Read Full Overview

Devil Worship In France: Or The Question Of Lucifer is a book written by Arthur Edward Waite and published in 1896. The book is a study of the history and practices of devil worship in France, with a particular focus on the question of Lucifer. Waite explores the origins of devil... Read Full Overview

Arthur Edward Waite (2 October 1857 - 19 May 1942), commonly known as A. E. Waite, was an American-born British poet and scholarly mystic who wrote extensively on occult and esoteric matters, and was the co-creator of the Rider-Waite Tarot deck. As his biographer R. A. Gilbert... Read Full Overview

In the late 1800's, Leo Taxil gained considerable fame with his stories and claimed "proof" of the "evils" of Freemasonry. Taxil claimed that Freemasons worshiped Satan and a host of other outrageous charges. A.E. Waite exposes Taxil's claims as not only incorrect, but outright... Read Full Overview

A religion of darkness is said to be in practice at the present moment, and to be characterized, as it was in the past, by the strong evidence of miracles, in other words, by transcendental phenomena of a very extraordinary kind, connecting in a direct manner with what is generically... Read Full Overview

Devil Worship In France: Or The Question Of Lucifer is a book written by Arthur Edward Waite in 1896. The book explores the topic of devil worship and Satanism in France during the 19th century. Waite delves into the history and practices of various groups and individuals who... Read Full Overview