The Monks of Thelema

The Monks of Thelema is a novel by Walter Besant and James Rice. It was published in 1878 by Chatto & Windus, London.[1]

The Monks of Thelema
AuthorWalter Besant, James Rice
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublisherChatto & Windus
Publication date
1878

This novel includes descriptions of a sort of "church of Thelema", similar to the Abbey of Thélème, described in Rabelais's Gargantua. Aleister Crowley later founded a religion named Thelema.

References

  1. Archive.org University of Illinois. Accessed 5 January 2014


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