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Country Germany Publisher Anthropos-Verlag Published in English 2009 Subject Magic | 3.6/5 Goodreads Language German Publication date 1923 Originally published 1923 Page count 154 Published in english 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original title Magie: Geschichte, Theorie, Praxis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Magic: History, Theory and Practice is a mysticism book by Ernst Schertel. Originally published in Germany in 1923, Magic: History / Theory / Practice (in its original German edition), was a hardcover book consisting of 154 pages.
Schertel identifies heavily with the "demonic" in Magic, espousing the belief that "communion with the demon" is the most important aspect of magical/religious practice.
In 2003 it was revealed that Schertel had sent a dedicated copy of the book to Adolf Hitler. Hitler read the book and marked several passages. A total of sixty-six annotations were made by Hitler in his copy. Eventually the Hitler copy was obtained from the John Hay Library at Brown University and the book was translated into English with his annotations added.
Some of the passages marked by Hitler include: