Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) is without doubt one of the most renowned and demanding authors within the historical past of western esotericism. Crowley has been lengthy overlooked by means of students of faith when the tales of magical and sexual perform which circulation approximately him proceed to draw renowned curiosity. "Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics" appears to be like on the guy in the back of the parable - by means of atmosphere him firmly in the politics of his time - and the improvement of his principles via his wide and terribly different writings. Crowley used to be a rationalist, sympathetic to the values of the Enlightenment, but in addition a romantic and a reactionary. His look for another method to exhibit his non secular emotions led him to problematic his personal imaginative and prescient of social and political swap. Crowley's complicated politics resulted in his involvement with many key members, firms and teams of his day - the key provider of varied international locations, the German Nazi get together, Russian political activists, newshounds and politicians of varied persuasions, in addition to different writers - either in Europe and the USA. "Aleister Crowley and the Temptation of Politics" offers a lifetime of rules, an exam of a guy formed by means of and shaping the politics of his times.