Contemporary Esotericism.

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Imprint:New York : Routledge, 2014.
Description:1 online resource (481 pages)
Language:English
Series:Gnostica : texts and interpretations
Gnostica : texts and interpretations.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11235695
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Other authors / contributors:Asprem, Egil.
Granholm, Kennet.
ISBN:9781317543572
1317543572
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary: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 se.
Other form:Print version: Asprem, Egil. Contemporary Esotericism. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9781908049322