Jules Bois
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Henri Antoine Jules-Bois (or simply Jules Bois; 29 September 1868, Marseille
– 1943), was a French
writer with an interest in the occult
.
He wrote Le Satanisme et la magie (Satanism and Magic). He has been described as a "Notorious Satanist" and was a noted friend of McGregor Mathers, the founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
.
In a 1909 essay for The New York Times
, Bois successfully predicted the rise of suburbia
, the onset of gender equality
and technical innovations such as a flying bicycle (though he overestimated its success).
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
– 1943), was a French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
writer with an interest in the occult
Occult
The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
.
He wrote Le Satanisme et la magie (Satanism and Magic). He has been described as a "Notorious Satanist" and was a noted friend of McGregor Mathers, the founder of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was a magical order active in Great Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which practiced theurgy and spiritual development...
.
In a 1909 essay for The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Bois successfully predicted the rise of suburbia
SubUrbia
subUrbia is a play by Eric Bogosian chronicling the nighttime activities of a group of aimless 20-somethings still living in their suburban Boston hometown and their reunion with a former high school classmate who has become a successful musician...
, the onset of gender equality
Gender equality
Gender equality is the goal of the equality of the genders, stemming from a belief in the injustice of myriad forms of gender inequality.- Concept :...
and technical innovations such as a flying bicycle (though he overestimated its success).
External links
- Archive of his papers at Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
- Short biography