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According to one book on the topic, ''The Necronomicon Files'', several portions of the ''Necronomicon'' bear striking similarities to other works mentioned in its bibliography, such as R. C. Thompson's ''The Devils'' and ''Evil Spirits of Babylonia'' and James B. Pritchard's ''Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament'' — to an extent that it appears unlikely that separate translations could have arrived at the same result. In addition, two members of the Magickal Childe scene, Khem Caigan (the Necronomicon's illustrator) and Alan Cabal, an American [[occultist]], have independently stated that the book was widely known as a hoax in the local [[occult]] community and references [[Peter Levenda]] as the author. | According to one book on the topic, ''The Necronomicon Files'', several portions of the ''Necronomicon'' bear striking similarities to other works mentioned in its bibliography, such as R. C. Thompson's ''The Devils'' and ''Evil Spirits of Babylonia'' and James B. Pritchard's ''Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament'' — to an extent that it appears unlikely that separate translations could have arrived at the same result. In addition, two members of the Magickal Childe scene, Khem Caigan (the Necronomicon's illustrator) and Alan Cabal, an American [[occultist]], have independently stated that the book was widely known as a hoax in the local [[occult]] community and references [[Peter Levenda]] as the author. | ||
Owen Davies calls ''Simon Necronomicon'' "a well-constructed hoax", but adds that making a [[grimoire]] by stitching together material from previous sources is a well-worn motif in grimoire history, and that "it is their falsity that makes them genuine." The same thing is pointed out by Dan Clore who writes that the hoax ''Necronomicons'' are every bit as "authentic" as the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]'' or the Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses. | Owen Davies calls ''Simon Necronomicon'' "a well-constructed hoax", but adds that making a [[grimoire]] by stitching together material from previous sources is a well-worn motif in grimoire history, and that "it is their falsity that makes them genuine." The same thing is pointed out by Dan Clore who writes that the hoax ''Necronomicons'' are every bit as "authentic" as the ''[[Lesser Key of Solomon]]'' or the ''Sixth'' and ''Seventh Books of Moses''. | ||
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