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Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor collection
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Description
This collection is made up of two publications and one series of correspondence from the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor and its founder, Peter Davidson.
Background
Peter Davidson was the Provincial Grand Master of the North and East (Scotland and America), and is often credited as a co-founder of the brotherhood alongside Max Theon.The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor was an occult society that was founded in England and Scotland, then spread to America, in the late 19th to early 20th century. The brotherhood followed practical occultism and was influenced by Paschal Beverly Randolph's magico-sexual ideas that found a balance between sexuality and religion.
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (1 half size document box)
Restrictions
Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
Availability
The collection is open for research.