About the author
Christopher I. Lehrich is the author of The Occult Mind: Magic in Theory and Practice, published by Cornell University Press in 2009, and The Language of Demons and Angels, published by Brill in 2003. The Occult Mind treats magic as a subject for theoretical inquiry rather than dismissing it as irrational belief, arguing that encountering magical thought as theory offers a new way of understanding thought itself, and taking in divination and related practices along the way. The Language of Demons and Angels is a more specialized academic study, part of Brill's scholarly list, addressing how demons and angels were conceived of as communicating within occult and magical traditions. Both books are works of scholarship aimed at readers in religious studies, the history of magic, and theory of religion, rather than at practitioners, and assume some familiarity with the academic literature on Western esotericism.
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“Lehrich presents a daring recasting of magic as a sophisticated theoretical framework intertwined with Western intellectual history. By treating the universe as a text awaiting interpretation, he draws compelling parallels…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Occult Mind: Magic in Theory and Practice
“Lehrich delivers a groundbreaking study that meticulously unpacks the forgotten lexicons of celestial and infernal communication. The book’s strength lies in its unique focus on how these linguistic systems manifested in ritual…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on The Language of Demons and Angels - Ingram Academic Lehrich, Christopher I
