文档介绍：Jack the Ripper
and Black Magic
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Jack the Ripper
and Black Magic
Victorian Conspiracy Theories,
Secret Societies and the
Supernatural Mystique of the
Whitechapel Murders
SPIRO DIMOLIANIS
Foreword by STEWART P. E VANS
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London
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Dimolianis, Spiro, 1957–
Jack the Ripper and black magic : Victorian conspiracy theories, secret
societies and the supernatural mystique of the Whitechapel murders /
Spiro Dimolianis ; foreword by Stewart P. Evans.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7864-4547-9
softcover : 50# alkaline paper
1. Jack, the Ripper. 2. Serial murders—England—London—History—
19th century. 3. Serial murderers—England—London—History—
19th century. 4. Whitechapel (London, England)—History—19th
century. 5. Conspiracies—England—London—History—19th century.
I. Title.
2011 '32092—dc23 2011023794
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Front cover: Claudia McKinney. Jack’s Treasure Hunt.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
Foreword by Stewart P. Evans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1. Ghosts of the Ripper Wake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2. Sacred Pro