The Book of the Law

Summary

The Book of the Law is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (626 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Book of the Law authored Aleister Crowley^[3].
• The Book of the Law authored Aiwass^[4].
• The Book of the Law is the creator of Aleister Crowley^[5].
• The Book of the Law's image is recorded as Liber AL Vel Legis.png^[6].
• The Book of the Law's instance of is recorded as literary work^[7].
• The Book of the Law's instance of is recorded as religious text^[8].
• The Book of the Law's genre is recorded as religious literature^[9].
• The Book of the Law's genre is recorded as monograph^[10].
• The Book of the Law's Commons category is recorded as The Book of the Law^[11].
• The Book of the Law's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• The Book of the Law's country of origin is recorded as Egypt^[13].
• +1904-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of The Book of the Law^[14].
• The Book of the Law's publication date is recorded as +1909-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• The Book of the Law's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07kgm^[16].
• The Book of the Law's main subject is recorded as Thelema^[17].
• The Book of the Law's main subject is recorded as occultism^[18].
• The Book of the Law's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/The-Book-of-Law^[19].
• The Book of the Law's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Liber AL vel Legis, sub figura CCXX, as delivered by XCIII=418 to DCLXVI'}^[20].
• The Book of the Law's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Had! The manifestation of Nuit.'}^[21].
• The Book of the Law's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The ending of the words is the Word Abrahadabra.'}^[22].
• The Book of the Law's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Lovens_bok^[23].
• The Book of the Law's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[24].
• The Book of the Law's copyright status is recorded as public domain^[25].

Body

Works and Contributions

Authored works include Aleister Crowley^[3], a playwright^[26], 1875–1947^[27], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[28], specialised in occultism^[29] and Aiwass^[4], a God^[30]. The Book of the Law is the creator of Aleister Crowley^[5].

Why It Matters

The Book of the Law ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (626 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]