Son of Prometheus: The Life and Work of Joséphin Péladan by Dr. Sasha Chaitow is the first major scholarly study devoted to one of the most fascinating and misunderstood figures of the French occult revival. Novelist, critic, playwright, philosopher, art theorist, and self-styled mage, Péladan developed a rich esoteric worldview in which initiation, beauty, myth, mysticism, and occult philosophy formed a single path of spiritual regeneration.
Based on Chaitow’s doctoral research and years of dedicated engagement with Péladan’s writings,
Son of Prometheus offers a lucid and engaging introduction to his life, initiatory teachings, magical philosophy, literary output, and vision of sacred art. It restores a forgotten architect of Symbolist and Rosicrucian culture to his rightful place in the history of Western esotericism.
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Bibliographic Details:
- 432 pages, 165 x 235 mm,
- printed on 115gsm wood-free, quality design paper in ivory,
- 125gsm gold endpapers, headbands and ribbon,
- incl. 9 greyscale images of original pen and ink freehand illustrations by the author.
Cloth Hardcover Edition (In Stock)
- Bound in lustrous deep-purple fine cloth,
- gold embossing of an original design by the author, lettering on spine,
- limited to 710 copies only.
The Cloth Hardcover Edition is in stock and shipping.