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Gnosticism and esotericism: an example from Russian new religiosity
Time and again, the terms gnosticism and esotericism appear in connection with one another. Most esoteric teachings, for example, draw on the higher knowledge of the secrets of nature or deity.
Vadim Zhdanov
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The State, the Church, and the Demarcations of the Occult in Serbia
The paper examines the complex social dynamics of publicly articulated attitudes toward esotericism in present-day Serbia within the last three decades of its history.
Noel Putnik
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The art of mystification: esotericism differentiated in the definition of Finnish symbolism
This article focuses on Sarajas-Korte’s definitions that proved to be so significant to Finnish art history. In spite of the fact that her research still represents the most extensive and profound work on Finnish Symbolism, the aim here is to question ...
Nina Kokkinen
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Often, when people nowadays talk of ‘esotericism’, they are using this word either as more or less synonymous with ‘New Age’, or as a term for movements that are based on a secret wisdom that is only accessible to an ‘inner circle’ of initiates.
Kocku von Stuckrad
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IMPACT OF RELIGIOUS CRISIS IN 18 CENTURY ON DEPLOPMENT OF “MAGICAL REVIVAL” PROCESS IN FRANCE
The purpose of the study is to unveil the religious crisis through the impact of the “Magical Revival” and esoteric secret organizations in France during the 18th century.
Dmytro Pomazan
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WESTERN ESOTERICISM AS AN OBJECT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES RESEARCH [PDF]
This article presents a short excursus into the history of research on western esotericism. At the beginning the basic terms esoterica and esotericism are defi ned.
Pavel Nosachev
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Abstract Objective The application of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) promises to enhance and support clinical decision‐making in epilepsy. However, there currently lacks an appropriate assessment of clinical utility and study rigor of current AI/ML‐driven models that are targeted toward supporting ...
Judy Chen +13 more
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Esotericism, Occultism, and Magic: The Case of Gurdjieff and Crowley
Is it possible to satisfactorily define the words “esotericism,” “occultism,” and “magic”? Do these terms have any utility? Can “esotericism” be understood without reference to a complement such as “exotericism”?
Joseph Azize
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ABSTRACT This article presents a methodological approach for analyzing Human Resource Development (HRD) practitioner perspectives through a content analysis (CA) of periodicals. While CA has been applied to academic literature, its application to practitioner periodicals represents a methodological reorientation because these sources differ ...
Ellen Scully‐Russ +2 more
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W poszukiwaniu duchowej syntezy. Eksperymentalny tekst ezoteryczny z 1921 roku
The small book titled Na skrzydłach szału (On the Wings of Madness) is a unique document related to the history of esotericism in interwar Poland. The original composition and specific narrative strategy employed by Jerzy Znamierowski, also known as ...
Monika Rzeczycka, Agata Świerzowska
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