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Thaumaturgia: The Elucidations of the Marvellous
By An Oxonian
Length9h 36m
About this audiobook
“Thaumaturgia; Or, Elucidations of the Marvellous” is a book by someone writing as “An Oxonian”, first published in 1835. Written in a learned, 19th-century prose, the work surveys popular and scholarly accounts of magic, demonology, divination, alchemy, astrology and other supernatural lore — moving between antiquarian description, historical anecdote and the curious scholarship of its day. The tone is investigative rather than devotional: it catalogues wonders and wonders-tellers, traces classical and medieval lineages for occult practices, and sets these alongside contemporary (for the author) folklore and ritual. This makes the book useful to readers researching historical occultism, Victorian attitudes to the marvellous, or the early modern transmission of magical ideas. Far from a how-to manual, the book reads as an eclectic cultural history and commentary on belief: discussions range from oracles and oracular devices to Paracelsian medicine, the Rosicrucian tradition, and popular tales of healers and charlatans. For readers looking for books on 19th-century occult, Victorian demonology, history of magic, alchemy and divination, this title offers both vivid period detail and a skeptical, antiquarian perspective.
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GenreLiterary Classics, Biography and Memoir
Length9 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 9, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1I. Demonology, The Devil, A Most Unaccountable Personage, Who Is He?, His Predilection For Old Women, Traditions Concerning Evil Spirits, Etc
2II. Magic And Magical Rites, Etc
3III. On The Several Kinds Of Magic
4IV. History Of Oracles, The Principal Oracles Of Antiquity
5V. The British Druids, Or Magi, Origin Of Fairies, Ancient Superstitions, Their Skill In Medecine, Etc
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6VI. Aesculapian Mysteries, Etc
7VII. Inferior Deities Attending Mankind Prom Their Birth To Their Decease
8VIII. Judicial Astrology, Its Chemical Application To The Prolongation Of Life And Health, Alchymical Delusions
9IX. Alchymical And Astrological Chimera
10X. Oneirocritical Presentiment, Illustrating The Cause, Effects, Principal Phenomena, And Definition Of Dreams, Etc
11XI. On Incubation; Or The Art Of Healing By Visionary Divination
12XII. On Amulets, Charms, Talismans, Philters, Their Origin And Imaginary Efficacy, Etc
13XIII. On Talismans, Some Curious, Natural Ones, Etc
14XIV. On The Medicinal Powers Attributed To Music By The Ancients
15XV. Presages, Prodiges, Presentiments, Etc
16XVI. Phenomena Of Meteors, Optic Delusions, Spectra, Etc
17XVII. Elucidation Of Some Ancient Prodigies
18XVIII. The Practice Of Obeah, Or Negro Witchcraft—Charms—Their Knowledge Op Vegetable Poisons—Secret Poisoning
19XIX. On The Origin And Superstitious Influence Op Rings
20XX. Celestial Influences, Omens, Climacterics, Predominations, Lucky And Unlucky Days, Empirics, Etc
21XXI. Modern Empiricism
22XXII. The Rosicrucians Or Theosophists
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