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The Book of the Complete<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Two Treatises on Jinn Magic from an Arabic Grimoire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Series: Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity<\/a>, Volume: 12<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Authors: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emily Selove<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 and <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luca Patrizi<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sir\u0101j al-D\u012bn al-Sakk\u0101k\u012b was a rhetorician and court magician born in Khwarazm in 1160 CE (555 H). This volume contains editions and translations of the second and third treatises of his sorcerer\u2019s handbook, Kit\u0101b al-Sh\u0101mil wa-ba\u1e25r al-k\u0101mil (The Book of the Complete and Sea of the Perfect)<\/em>. The second treatise of this grimoire describes Solomonic rituals using magic circles to contact and subjugate the jinn and the children of Satan. The third treatise contains rituals using goblets and young servants who are used as conduits for contacting the jinn, as well as exorcism treatments for magically caused illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright Year: 2027<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HardbackAvailability: Not Yet PublishedISBN: 978-90-04-54094-1Publication: 17 Dec 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EUR  \u20ac169.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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