Secret of the Runes
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Secret of the Runes
By (Author) Guido Von List
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
1st July 1988
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
133.33
Physical Properties
Paperback
144
Width 136mm, Height 230mm, Spine 10mm
Description
Renowned as an expert in Indo-European Germanic linguistics and mythology Guido von List was the undisputed high priest of the Germanic occult renaissance of the early twentieth century. Here for the first time in English translation is his original 1908 work on the ancient Germanic-Runic alphabet. List's long-term interest in occultism came to full expression following an eye operation in 1902 that left him virtually blind for several months. During this time the runes revealed themselves to him uncovering a complete cosmology and esoteric understanding of the primeval Teutonic/Aryan peoples. The runes became the cornerstone of List's ideology which he later developed in more than ten volumes of occult studies. THE SECRET OF THE RUNES contains examples of virtually all von List's major themes. No other work so clearly sets forth the full spectrum of his fantastic vision of a mystical philosophy based on ancient Germanic principles. It will be of special interest to students of the Western occult tradition as well as to those involved in ancient history language and mysticism.
Reviews
. . . serves as one of the major text on the meaning of the runes and their place in Teutonic cultures. * New Dawn, May/June 2003 *
"If runes interest you at all, The Secret of the Runes is a historical and sociological document of great import. If you are a student of occult beliefs, you will recognize many of the newfangled new-age concepts we take for granted as vintage Armanen, perhaps very much to your dismay. Either way, this is an important book whose mysteries never fail to provoke thoughts and challenge beliefs." * Thor the Barbarian, Nemeton, Jan 2006 *
Author Bio
Renowned as an expert in Indo-European Germanic linguistics and mythology, Guido von List was the undisputed "high priest" of the Germanic occult renaissance of the early twentieth century. Stephen Flowers studied Germanic and Celtic philology and religious history at the University of Texas at Austin and in Goettingen, West Germany. He received his Ph.D. in 1984 in Germanic Languages and Medieval Studies with a dissertation entitled Runes and Magic.
