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Research on esotericism in Scandinavia

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 2008
The title of this paper can be understood in two senses. In the sense of ‘research on esotericism carried out by Scandinavian scholars’, the field is blossoming.
Henrik Bogdan, Olav Hammer
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Western esotericism: the new generation [PDF]

Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2022
The article presents an overview of the development of research on Western esotericism in the works of the younger generation of scientists in 2010-2021, the works of E. Asprem, Y. Strube, L. Saif are primarily distinguished.
Pavel Nosachev
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Kereke Ya Sephiri: A Study of a Secret Society in Botswana and South Africa [PDF]

Journal for the Study of Religion, 2022
The difference between esotericism and exoterism is unlike the difference between circles and rectangles. It is also not the difference between the size and relevance of a specific body of knowledge in circulation.
Leslie Nthoi
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Magical thinking as a socio-psychological phenomenon of spiritual life in the early 21st century [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences, 2023
The paper considers the phenomenon of magical thinking as a cognitive-emotional distortion of a person’s perception of objective reality from the standpoint of the doctrine of esotericism.
Serdyuk E.G.
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Interdisciplinary Studies of Western Esoterim and Culture Studies [PDF]

Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2016
Interdisciplinary studies have long become an integral part of modern science, but in the field of religious studies and studies in Western esotericism, they are still not sufficiently widespread.
Nosachev Pavel
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Artists as truth-seekers

Approaching Religion, 2021
This article focuses on the concept of the seeker and considers how the analytical tool of seekership, defined and developed in the sociology of religion, could be applied to the study of art and esotericism.
Nina
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Sociology of the Occult [PDF]

Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия I. Богословие, философия, 2017
The paper deals with the history of the “sociology of the occult”. It examines main stages of its development exemplified by works of C. Campbell, E. Tiryakian, M. Truzzi, J. Webb.
Nosachev Pavel
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Book review: Arthur Versluis, Magic and mysticism: an introduction to Western esotericism [PDF]

, 2016
Professor Arthur Versluis’ introduction to Western Esotericism provides a clear account of the historical antecedents of contemporary Western Esotericism, interweaving strands and transmission, and scholars who have illuminated this fascinating field. He
Harrington, Melissa
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Studies in Mysticism and Mystical Experience in the Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia [PDF]

, 2015
The paper highlights the key perspectives on mysticism typical for Soviet and Post-Soviet religious studies. Recognizing the vagueness of the ”mystical’, Soviet scholars interpreted it as a belief in ”communication’ with ”supernatural powers ...
Malevich, Tatiana
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Book Review: A History of Modern Yoga: Patanjali and Western Esotericism [PDF]

, 2005
A review of A History of Modern Yoga: Patanjali and Western Esotericism by Elizabeth De ...
Coward, Harold
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