Richard Cavendish (occult writer)

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Richard Cavendish (12 August 1930 – 21 October 2016) was a British historian who was considered Britain's foremost authority on the subjects of

mythology.[1][2]

Personal life

Cavendish was born in 1930 at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, the son of a Church of England clergyman. He lived with his partner in the United States for eight years, in New York City and Los Angeles. His daughter is the journalist and life peer Camilla Cavendish.[1]

Career

Cavendish was educated at

occultism in the British Isles and Europe.[2] Among his best-known works are The Black Arts: A Concise History of Witchcraft, Demonology, Astrology, and Other Mystical Practices Throughout the Ages, The Tarot, A History of Magic, and the 24-volume set Man, Myth & Magic, which he both edited and contributed to.[1] He also wrote regularly for the British journal History Today.[3]

agnostic stance towards its sometimes controversial subject matter.[2] Some of his books like The Black Arts: A Concise History of Witchcraft, Demonology, Astrology, and Other Mystical Practices Throughout the Ages and The Powers of Evil in Western Religion, Magic and Folk Belief were written for a lay audience rather than for scholars, and had become bestsellers with The Black Arts passing its 40th edition.[2] In his 2016 obituary, The Times described him as: "Gregarious author and historian who became Britain's foremost authority on the occult while steadfastly refusing to dabble himself."[1]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Richard Cavendish obituary". The Times. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Richard Cavendish, author of The Black Arts – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Richard Cavendish | History Today".