White Stains by Aleister Crowley
Variations of sodomy, pederasty, bestiality, and necrophilia are interwoven with gleeful blasphemy in this seminal collection of poetry by Aleister Crowley. Inspired by Krafft-Ebing's study of sexual perversity, Psychopathia Sexualis, it purports to be the literary remains of George Archibald Bishop, a neuropath of the Second Empire. Crowley's infamous first book, White Stains was clandestinely printed in 1898 by Leonard Smithers. Of the one hundred numbered copies that were originally printed, only a handful were spared destruction by Her Majesty's Customs; an outcome which speaks against Crowley's decision to invoke the blessing of the Virgin Mary in his prefatory sonnet. Crowley would go on to establish himself as a leading figure in the Western occult tradition. A drug addict, bisexual, and proponent of sex magick, Crowley's flamboyantly impious lifestyle would lead the tabloid press to crown him The Wickedest Man in the World.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781440416194 |
| ISBN 10 | 1440416192 |
| Title | White Stains |
| Author | Aleister Crowley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | CreateSpace |
| Year published | 2008-09-11 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |