Magica Sexualis

About this book

Incubi, succubi, love philtres, witches' sabbaths and erotic talismans crowd the pages of this extraordinary survey of sexual belief and occult folklore.

Émile Laurent and Paul Nagour gather historical accounts of magic, desire and the supernatural body, drawing on sources that range from demonology to popular charms. The book's attitudes are shaped by its time and its claims require caution. Its illustrations and unusual case material reveal just how persistently sexuality and fear have intertwined in magical imagination.