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Esotericism And The Academy
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Author : Wouter J. Hanegraaff
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-01-19
Esotericism And The Academy written by Wouter J. Hanegraaff and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-19 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
The neglected history of how intellectuals since the Renaissance have approached ideas of the occult which challenged biblical religion.
Hermes In The Academy
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Author : Wouter J. Hanegraaff
language : en
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Release Date : 2009
Hermes In The Academy written by Wouter J. Hanegraaff and has been published by Amsterdam University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Philosophy categories.
"Hermes in the Academy" commemorates the tenth anniversary of the Center for History of Hermetic Philosophy and related Currents (GHF) at the University of Amsterdam. The center devotes itself to the study of Western esotericism, which includes topics such as Hermetic philosophy, Christian kabbalah and occultism. This volume shows how, over the past ten years, the GHF has developed into the leading international center for research and teaching in this domain.
Western Esotericism A Guide For The Perplexed
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Author : Wouter J. Hanegraaff
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-02-14
Western Esotericism A Guide For The Perplexed written by Wouter J. Hanegraaff and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-14 with Religion categories.
Western esotericism has been a pervasive presence in Western culture from late antiquity to the present day, but until recently it was largely ignored by scholars and surrounded by misconceptions and prejudice. This accessible guide provides readers with the basic knowledge and tools that will allow them to find their way in this bewildering but fascinating field. What is it that unites phenomena as diverse as ancient gnosticism and hermetism, the "occult sciences" of astrology, alchemy, and magic, rosicrucianism, as well as Christian theosophy, occultism, spiritualism, and the contemporary New Age spiritualities? What can the study of them teach us about our common cultural and intellectual heritage, and what is it that makes them relevant to contemporary concerns? How do we distinguish reliable historical knowledge from legends and fictions about esoteric traditions? These and many other questions are answered clearly and succinctly, so that the reader can find his way into the labyrinth of Western esotericism and out of it again.
The Wisdom Of The Mystic East
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Author : John Walbridge
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2001-08-09
The Wisdom Of The Mystic East written by John Walbridge and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-08-09 with Religion categories.
An expert on the thought of medieval Islamic philosopher Suhrawardi argues that philosophers have romanticized this work as a revival of “oriental” wisdom.
Hermes Explains
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Author : Peter Forshaw
language : en
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Release Date : 2019-05-28
Hermes Explains written by Peter Forshaw and has been published by Amsterdam University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-28 with Philosophy categories.
Few fields of academic research are surrounded by so many misunderstandings and misconceptions as the study of Western esotericism. For twenty years now, the Centre for History of Hermetic Philosophy and Related Currents (University of Amsterdam) has been at the forefront of international scholarship in this domain. This anniversary volume seeks to make the modern study of Western esotericism more widely known beyond specialist circles, while addressing a range of misconceptions, biases, and prejudices that still tend to surround it. Thirty major scholars in the field respond to questions about a wide range of unfamiliar ideas, traditions, practices, problems, and personalities that are central to the field. By challenging many taken-for-granted assumptions about religion, science, philosophy, and the arts, this volume demonstrates why the modern study of esotericism leads us to reconsider much that we thought we knew about the story of Western culture.
Hidden Intercourse
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Author : Wouter J. Hanegraaff
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2008-12-31
Hidden Intercourse written by Wouter J. Hanegraaff and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-31 with Religion categories.
The history of Western esotericism is rich in references to the domains of eros and sexuality, but this connection has never been explored in detail from a critical scholarly perspective. Bringing together an impressive array of top-level specialists, this volume reveals the outlines of a largely unknown history spanning more than twenty centuries.
Occult Roots Of Religious Studies
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Author : Yves Mühlematter
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2021-06-08
Occult Roots Of Religious Studies written by Yves Mühlematter and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-08 with History categories.
The historiographers of religious studies have written the history of this discipline primarily as a rationalization of ideological, most prominently theological and phenomenological ideas: first through the establishment of comparative, philological and sociological methods and secondly through the demand for intentional neutrality. This interpretation caused important roots in occult-esoteric traditions to be repressed. This process of “purification” (Latour) is not to be equated with the origin of the academic studies. De facto, the elimination of idealistic theories took time and only happened later. One example concerning the early entanglement is Tibetology, where many researchers and respected chair holders were influenced by theosophical ideas or were even members of the Theosophical Society. Similarly, the emergence of comparatistics cannot be understood without taking into account perennialist ideas of esoteric provenance, which hold that all religions have a common origin. In this perspective, it is not only the history of religious studies which must be revisited, but also the partial shaping of religious studies by these traditions, insofar as it saw itself as a counter-model to occult ideas.
New Age Religion And Western Culture
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Author : Wouter J. Hanegraaff
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2018-09-24
New Age Religion And Western Culture written by Wouter J. Hanegraaff and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-24 with Religion categories.
Recent years have seen a spectacular rise of the New Age movement and an ever-increasing interest in its beliefs and manifestations. This fascinating work presents the first-ever comprehensive analysis of New Age Religion and its historical backgrounds, thus providing the reader with a means of orientation in the bewildering variety of the movement. Making extensive use of primary sources, the author thematically analyses New Age beliefs from the perspective of the study of religions. While looking at the historical backgrounds of the movement, he convincingly argues that its foundations were laid by so-called western esoteric traditions during the Renaissance. Hanegraaff finally shows how the modern New Age movement emerged from the increasing secularization of those esoteric traditions during the 19th century. This ground-breaking publication is compulsive reading for all those involved or interested in the New Age movement.
Hermetic Spirituality And The Historical Imagination
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Author : Wouter J. Hanegraaff
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2022-06-30
Hermetic Spirituality And The Historical Imagination written by Wouter J. Hanegraaff and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-30 with Religion categories.
In Egypt during the first centuries CE, men and women would meet discreetly in their homes, in temple sanctuaries, or insolitary places to learn a powerful practice of spiritual liberation. They thought of themselves as followers of Hermes Trismegistus, the legendary master of ancient wisdom. While many of their writings are lost, those that survived have been interpreted primarily as philosophical treatises about theological topics. Wouter J. Hanegraaff challenges this dominant narrative by demonstrating that Hermetic literature was concerned with experiential practices intended for healing the soul from mental delusion. The Way of Hermes involved radical alterations of consciousness in which practitioners claimed to perceive the true nature of reality behind the hallucinatory veil of appearances. Hanegraaff explores how practitioners went through a training regime that involved luminous visions, exorcism, spiritual rebirth, cosmic consciousness, and union with the divine beauty of universal goodness and truth to attain the salvational knowledge known as gnôsis.
New Approaches To The Study Of Esotericism
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language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-12-15
New Approaches To The Study Of Esotericism written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-15 with Religion categories.
This volume offers new approaches to some of the biggest persistent challenges in the study of esotericism and beyond. Commonly understood as a particularly "Western" undertaking consisting of religious, philosophical, and ritual traditions that go back to Mediterranean antiquity, this book argues for a global approach that significantly expands the scope of esotericism and highlights its relevance for broader theoretical and methodological debates in the humanities and social sciences. The contributors offer critical interventions on aspects related to colonialism, race, gender and sexuality, economy, and marginality. Equipped with a substantial introduction and conclusion, the book offers textbook-style discussions of the state of research and makes concrete proposals for how esotericism can be rethought through broader engagement with neighboring fields.