Obituary: Francis X. King

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: December 8, 1994| Author: | Copyright information

Francis X. King, historian of occultism: born Winchester 10 January 1934; married; died 8 November 1994.

Magic, and the groups of men and women who practised it, was the prevailing interest of Francis X. King. "He was one of the ablest of the writers who, during the last 30 years or so, have brought informed scholarship to bear on magic and occultism," writes Richard Cavendish, author of The Magical Arts and A History of Magic.

King wrote, edited, or annotated in all some 20 books. Among these perhaps the most influential were Ritual Magic in England (1970), The Magical World of Aleister ...

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