Books like An encyclopædia of occultism

An encyclopædia of occultism by Lewis Spence reads as informative, scholarly. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The Golden Bough

James George Frazer · 1890

Both explore mythology & magic

83% genome match

Symbol & Magic in Egyptian Art

Richard H. Wilkinson · 1994

Both explore magic & mythology

64% genome match

The Secret Teachings of All Ages

Manly Palmer Hall · 1978

Both explore esotericism & occultism

59% genome match

Primitive culture

Edward B. Tylor · 1871

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Occultism, Witchcraft, and Cultural Fashions

Mircea Eliade · 1976

Both explore occultism & mythology

59% genome match

The book of ceremonial magic

Arthur Edward Waite · 1911

Both explore occultism & esotericism

73% genome match

De Occulta Philosophia

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim · 1533

Both explore magic & occultism

69% genome match

The confessions of Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley · 1969

Both explore occultism & magic

66% genome match

The myths of the New World

Daniel Garrison Brinton · 1868

Both explore mythology & folklore

70% genome match

The Greek myths

Robert Graves · 1955

Both explore mythology

65% genome match

Psychic self-defence

Violet M. Firth (Dion Fortune) · 1930

Both explore occultism & magic

64% genome match

Myths and myth-makers

John Fiske · 1873

Both explore mythology & folklore

50% genome match