A History of the Occult Tarot, 9780715656099
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Cards of fate or key to secrets? Uncover Tarot’s mystic past.
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A History of the Occult Tarot

the classic work on secret societies and their mysterious tarots

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    400 pages

  • Release Date

    5 January 2026

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Summary

Unveiling the Secrets: A History of the Occult Tarot

When the Tarot was invented in Italy during the early fifteenth century, it was simply a pack of cards used for playing games, but today the cards are used throughout the world and not only for fortune telling - for true believers they are the key to secret knowledge and the meaning of life.

A History of the Occult Tarot is the classic work on the history of the Tarot deck and its use in occult circles. Decker and…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780715656099
ISBN-10:0715656090
Author:Ronald Decker, Sir Michael Dummett, Michael Dummett
Publisher:Duckworth Books
Imprint:September Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:5 January 2026
Weight:482g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm
About The Author

Ronald Decker

Ronald Decker is an art historian and curator of a notable collection of antique cards. He has taught art and art history at all levels of education and has studied Tarot cards in public and private collections across Europe.

Sir Michael Dummett (1925-2011) was Wykeham Professor of Logic at Oxford and is the author of The Game of Tarot and other books on the Tarot as well as many books on philosophy.

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