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Age Religion
alternative spirituality
Austin Osman Spare
Author_Egil Asprem
Author_Kennet Granholm
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chaos
Chaos Magick
children
conspiracy culture
Contemporary Esotericism
Deep Ecology
digital religion studies
discourse
Doreen Virtue
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Esoteric Currents
Esoteric Discourse
esoteric traditions in modern society
Golden Dawn
indigo
kocku
Kocku Von Stuckrad
Left Hand Path
Life Yoga
Light Therapy
magick
Mysterious Incalculable Forces
new religious movements
Paranormal Beliefs
Perennial Philosophy
Principia Discordia
Prisca Theologia
Psychical Research
Satanic Bible
sociological approaches to esotericism
stuckrad
Twentieth Century Occultism
UN
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Von Stuckrad
western
Western Esotericism
Western occultism
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781908049322
- Weight: 861g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 2013
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The study of contemporary esoteric discourse has hitherto been a largely neglected part of the new academic field of Western esotericism. Contemporary Esotericism provides a broad overview and assessment of the complex world of Western esoteric thought today. Combining historiographical analysis with theories and methodologies from the social sciences, the volume explores new problems and offers new possibilities for the study of esoterica. Contemporary Esotericism studies the period since the 1950s but focuses on the last two decades. The wide range of essays are divided into four thematic sections: the intricacies of esoteric appeals to tradition; the role of popular culture, modern communication technologies, and new media in contemporary esotericism; the impact and influence of esotericism on both religious and secular arenas; and the recent 'de-marginalization' of the esoteric in both scholarship and society.
Egil Asprem is Research Fellow at the Center for History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents at the University of Amsterdam and author of Arguing with Angels: Enochian Magic and Modern Occulture. Kennet Granholm is Docent and Assistant Professor in History of Religions at Stockholm University and author of Embracing the Dark: The Magic Order of Dragon Rouge - Its Practice in Dark Magic and Meaning Making.
