NICHOLAJ FRISVOLD - 4 Volumes HB Set ( Ifá / Exu / Palo Mayombe / Pomba Gira ) Scarlet Imprint 2010-2016
NICHOLAJ FRISVOLD - 4 Volumes HB Set ( Ifá / Exu / Palo Mayombe / Pomba Gira ) Scarlet Imprint 2010-2016
An impressive set of all 4 of Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold’s groundbreaking books on Scarlet Imprint. All hardback 1st editions in unread / near fine condition. The set includes :
Ifá: A Forest of Mystery - 2016.
Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold’s Ifá: A Forest of Mystery is a major study on the cosmology, metaphysics, philosophy and divination system of Ifá. The work is a presentation of the first sixteen odù of the corpus of divination verses explained in stories, allegories and proverbs reflecting the practical wisdom of Ifá. 400 pages. Illustrated. Ltd to 736 copies, Hand-numbered. Out of Print.
Exu and the Quimbanda of Night and Fire - 2012
Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold’s Exu and the Quimbanda of Night and Fire is the companion to Pomba Gira. Together they give the most complete account of this sorcerous cult. Exu is the fusion of Umbanda, Angolan sorcery, European demonology and Kardec’s Spiritsm, erupting in a uniquely Brazilian cult of practical magical action. Spells, workings, hierarchies and origins are all given in detail. 352 pages. Illustrated. Ltd to 769 copies, Hand-numbered. Out of Print.
Pomba Gira and the Quimbanda of Mbùmba Nzila - 2011
A significant study on the cult of Pomba Gira, this is the most comprehensive work in the English language on the Devil’s mistress, whose Brazilian cult has bewitched so many. It is a book that those seeking congress with the current of strong female magical sexuality have long desired. A beguiling spirit, Pomba Gira gives solace to the broken hearted, vengeance for the wronged, and a fierce path for those that would take her as muse. 232 pages. Illustrated. Ltd to 639 copies, Hand-numbered. Out of Print.
Palo Mayombe: The Garden of Blood and Bones - 2010
Palo Mayombe: The Garden of Blood and Bones is an initiate’s account of this much maligned cult whose central nigromantic mystery is the prenda, the cauldron containing the human skull or bones, reanimated by living spirit. Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold traces the roots of Palo Mayombe back to Kongolese sorcery, the warrior and leopard societies, and the impact of the Portugese Mission. The original African faith is carried in chains across the abysmal waters of Kalunga and it flowers in Cuba as a New World Creole religion and cult. Yet Palo Mayombe can only be truly understood in the light of a highly developed African cosmology. In drawing parallels with the ancient Greek practice of necromancy, and the grimoire tradition, Nicholaj also illuminates the Western tradition, showing what we have lost in our denial of the dead and the cult of the ancestors. The magical head of Palo Mayombe in its three-legged iron cauldron has implications for understanding our own histories, whether Odin, Baphomet, Bran, John the Baptist or Orpheus. The Misa Espiritual suggests one way in which we can reforge that vital connection and resurrect both our dead and ourselves. In Palo Mayombe the golden vein of fire still transmits the ancestral wisdom and transforms the Paleros into true spiritual warriors who are the walking dead. 240 pages. Illustrated. Ltd to 639 copies, Hand-numbered. Out of Print.
Condition : Near Fine / Fine. All copies in exceptional condition. Appear unread. There is some light rubbing to the sheen of the cloth on the back-cover board of Exu at the top, otherwise the whole set is pretty much as new. Exceptional!
Large heavy set -- will ship via courier at 3 book rate.