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Source: BBC Radio 4 "Thinking Allowed"

Roundup

19c Occultism [10min @ 2:07]

Laurie Taylor follows the growth of the occult tradition and the part it plays in the history of ideas. What cultural shifts caused its rise in popularity in the 19th Century?

Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Thinking Allowed"