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Animal Kingdom
Author_Kocku von Stuckrad
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Christian Knorr Von Rosenroth
Christian Rosenkreutz
Christoph Besold
corpus
Corpus Hermeticum
discourse
Emanuel Swedenborg
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Fama Fraternitatis
ficino
Heinrich Von Ofterdingen
hermes
hermeticum
Hikmat Al Ishraq
Intensive Exchange
JOHN DEE
Joseph Gikatilla
Kabbala Denudata
Knorr Von Rosenroth
Liber Visionum
marsilio
modern
Modern Esotericism
Natura Naturans
Paul Gauguin
prisca
Prisca Theologia
Rosicrucian Movement
Sefer Yetzirah
Shabbatai Zvi
Societas Rosicruciana
Tabula Smaragdina
theologia
trismegistus
Twentieth Century Esotericism
Product details
- ISBN 9781844657476
- Weight: 330g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 31 Oct 2005
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Esotericism is the search for an absolute but hidden knowledge accessed through mystical vision, the mediation of higher beings, or personal experience. In Western cultural history esoteric approaches to religion have often been in conflict with - and suffered at the hands of - more established forms of religious belief and practice. 'Western Esotericism' presents a very broad and engaging history of the people and ideas which have shaped occult history from antiquity to today. Throughout the history of esotericism the dynamic of concealment and revelation has characterized the search for secret knowledge. Pursued both publically and privately, esotericism has come to influence more mainstream religious practice and culture and has significantly shaped our understanding of modernity. Today, esotericism continues to be practised by a range of both established and new religious movements. 'Western Esotericism' presents the essential guide to one of the most fascinating, provocative, and sustained of religious traditions.
Kocku von Stuckrad is a Professor in the Religious Studies Department at the University of Groningen.
