Humanities

Occultism

The belief in or study of practices and knowledge of magical, mystical, or supernatural powers. ALCHEMY, astrology, and many RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHIES are based upon occult principles.

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The belief in or study of practices and knowledge of magical, mystical, or supernatural powers. ALCHEMY, astrology, and many RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHIES are based upon occult principles.

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  • Occultisms

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Indexed with the subheadings history, psychology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Occultism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009781. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009781
  2. Occultism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occult
  3. Occultism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178934