Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World

This definitive work on the occult's "great beast" traces the arc of his controversial life and influence on rock-and-roll giants, from the Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin to Black Sabbath.

When Aleister Crowley died in 1947, he was not an obvious contender for the most enduring pop-culture figure of the next century. But twenty years later, Crowley's name and image were everywhere. The Beatles put him on the cover ofSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The Rolling Stones were briefly serio...