{"product_id":"lucifer-princeps-deluxe-edition-by-peter-grey-copy","title":"Lucifer: Princeps (deluxe edition) by Peter Grey","description":"\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-small preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e'Fine' edition, limited to 40 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"sqsrte-small preFade fadeIn\"\u003eHandbound in full emerald morocco, Dawn Breaker solar rays on front and back, with Morningstar on spine, all edges gilt, custom serpentine marbled endpapers by Daniela Prina; finished with a green ribbon and presented in a clamshell box emblazoned with an ancient serpent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLucifer: Princeps\u003c\/em\u003e is a seminal study on the origins of the Lucifer mythos. The fall of Lucifer, and that of the rebel angels who descended upon the daughters of men, comprise the foundation myth of the Western occult tradition. \u003cem\u003ePrinceps\u003c\/em\u003e is a study of origins, a portrait of the first ancestor of magic and witchcraft. In tracing the genealogy of our patron and prince, the principles that underlie the ritual forms that have come down to us, through the grimoires and folk practices, are elucidated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe study draws on the extensive literature of history, religion and archaeology, engaging with the vital discoveries and advances of recent scholarship. A concomitant exegesis of the core texts conjures the terrain and koiné of the Ancient Near East, the cradle cultures and language of his nascence. Of critical importance are the effaced cultures and cults that lie behind the Old Testament polemics, viz. those of Assyria, Ugarit and Canaan, as well as Sumeria, Egypt and Greece; they provide the context that give meaning to what would otherwise be an isolated brooding figure, one who makes no sense without being encountered in the landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eIntended to be the definitive text on the origins of Lucifer for practitioners of magic, \u003cem\u003ePrinceps\u003c\/em\u003e spans wingtip to wingtip from the original flood myth and legends of divine teachers to the Church Fathers, notably Augustine, Origen and Tertullian. The tales of the Garden of Eden, the Nephilim, of the fall of Helel ben Sahar and the Prince of Tyre, the nature of Azazel, and the creation of the Satan are drawn beneath the shadow of these wings into a narrative that binds Genesis and Revelation via the Enochian tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watkins Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58099238437238,"sku":null,"price":745.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/0635\/6656\/files\/IMG_5841.jpg?v=1781621450","url":"https:\/\/shop.watkinsbooks.com\/products\/lucifer-princeps-deluxe-edition-by-peter-grey-copy","provider":"Watkins Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}