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THE FOLLOWING NEW TITLE:
THE DEVIL'S SUPPER
by Shani Oates
Anathema Publishing, 2017
Standard Hardcover Edition (limited to
500 copies):
6x9 inches. 276 pages. Hardbound 80
pts, Bamberger Kaliko “Metallic Graphite” bookcloth, blind deboss
on cover, silver foil stamp on rounded spine, colour interior, and
Neenah Red and Leno embossed endpapers. Fine typography, illustrated
by artist Lupe Vasconcelos (also featuring numerous historical B&W
art pieces), printed on Cougar Natural 160M archive-quality paper.
Individually numbered.
List Price: $72.95
FROM THE PUBLISHER:
The Devils Supper is a critical enquiry
into popular culture, past and present. The text explores the myths
and realities of the so-called Witches Sabbat. Using trial
depositions, source documents, contemporary poems and literary
accounts, a hidden history is unfurled, offering a totally unique
understanding of this occulted enigma. From Fasting to Feasting, the
mystery of ritual, sacred Vessels of Transformation is exposed. The
myriad masks of the Devil are fully removed, layer by layer in
celebration of his multi-faceted and ingenious complexities. Along
the way, we explore the philosophical and theological enquiries that
have long held us in their thrall. We tackle the weighty topics of
evil, who the Devil really serves and how this impacts upon the true
virtue of the Grail as panacea or poison, overturning prescribed
opinion to discover the real thread that binds these enigmatic
elements together and how these things are even connected within
occulted custom, lore, tradition and law.
Titling of Contents:
Preface
Introduction
Origins: Shadow of the Dark Obstructer
Chapter One: Forgotten and Forbidden
Gods
Chapter Two: Arcadia
Chapter Three: Occidental Horizons
Chapter Four: Matters of Theology:
Heresy and Evil
Flux: The Middle–Ages
Chapter Five: The Maverick Anti-Hero
Chapter Six: The Four Horsemen of The
Apocalypse
Chapter Seven: Cockaigne: A Fool's
Paradise
Chapter Eight: Faerie Lore & Folk
Custom
Chapter Nine: The Grande Sabbat
Chapter Ten: Stagecraft – The Witch
Craze Parody
Chapter Eleven: Demonology: Textbooks
of the Damned
End Game: A Return to the Shadows
Chapter Twelve: Devils Advocate –
Agent Provocateur
Chapter Thirteen: Old Hornie, Trades
and Guilds
Conclusion: Lifeblood of a
Traditional Legacy
Appendices
Bibliography
With various Illustrations by:
Baltens, Bosch, Bruegel, Dürer,
Blake, Doré, Füssli, Holman Hunt, Giotto, Michelangelo, Van Eyck,
Van Maële, Fuseli & Vasnetsov, Léopold Boilly, Hans Trapp,
Wagrez, Taddeo di Bartolo, and Klinger.
Standard Hardcover Edition (limited to
500 copies):
6x9 inches. 276 pages. Hardbound 80
pts, Bamberger Kaliko “Metallic Graphite” bookcloth, blind deboss
on cover, silver foil stamp on rounded spine, colour interior, and
Neenah Red and Leno embossed endpapers. Fine typography, illustrated
by artist Lupe Vasconcelos (also featuring numerous historical B&W
art pieces), printed on Cougar Natural 160M archive-quality paper.
Individually numbered.
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