Sciences secrètes The term "secret" seeks to oppose... Lot 7113

Sciences secrètes The term "secret" seeks to oppose while legitimizing. The Egyptian initiations, the Greek mysteries, the Jewish kabbalah, divination, etc., ignored or mocked by the "official" authorities, nevertheless possess their own logic, and are of course "superior to any other science" for their supporters who try to give them a scientific veneer (Durville, La Science secrète, p. 228). This batch offers a synthesis of their efforts, bringing together personalities as diverse as the architect Edouard Arnaud (1864-1943), the occultist Henri Durville (1887-1963), the doctor Paul Carton (1875-1947), the orientalist Jean Marquès-Rivière (1903-2000), or the surrealist Sarane Alexandrian (1927-2009). Lot including 6 works. - Henri DURVILLE The secret science Paris, Henri Durville, 1923 Paperback. 264 pages. False-title page reattached. Some tears. - Dr. Paul CARTON The occult science and the occult sciences Paris, Librairie Le François, 1935 One volume in-8 paperback of 430 pages and the alphabetical table in a free booklet of 26 pages. Good condition. - Édouard ARNAUD Search for the truth Paris, Éditions Leymarie, 1935 Large paperback volume of 544 pages. Used condition. - PLYTOFF (G.)] Mystery of occult sciences...by an initiate Paris, A la Librairie illustrée, no date Half cloth with corners. 595 pages. Numerous illustrations. Freckles; folds. Page cut between page VIII and page 1; one page torn and taped. - Jean MARQUÈS-RIVIÈRE History of esoteric doctrines Paris, Payot, 1940 With 7 figures. Paperback of 360 pages. Uncut pages. Fair condition. A few pages corroded, as well as the cover. Some tears. - Sarane ALEXANDRIAN History of occult philosophy Paris, Seghers, 1983 Paperback. Used condition.