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On the Practice of Esotericism

Journal of the History of Ideas, 1992
Esotericism, formerly called esoterism, is a complex phenomenon which does not permit any simple or uniform explanation. The practice of esotericism or the detection of esoteric doctrines has a lengthy history involving occultists, alchemists, kabbalists, numerologists, poets, mystics, and astrologers. In almost every case the contention that a book or
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Operation of Esotericism

2005
How do esoteric practices operate? When something is transmitted secretly, how does the transmission function? This chapter focuses on Heiho Kadensho [Family transmission book on swordsmanship1] written in 1632 by Yagyu Munenori (1571–1646). (To be precise, the colophon of this monograph refers not only to Munenori but also to his father Muneyoshi and ...
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Hidden or Forbidden, Elected or Rejected: Sufism as ‘Islamic Esotericism’?

Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, 2018
Simon Sorgenfrei
exaly  

Esotericism and Living in the Truth

Perspectives on Political Science, 2015
Peter Augustine Lawler
exaly  

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