Results 41 to 50 of about 455 (201)

L’ésotérisme. Thèmes, motifs et acteurs d’une culture en train de se faire

open access: yesCahiers d'Études du Religieux- Recherches Interdisciplinaires, 2016
This paper analyses the notion of esotericism from the double perspective of cultural studies and social psychology in order to clarify its meaning and show its topicality in a context of advanced secularisation.
David Bisson
doaj   +1 more source

Western Esotericism: A Cosmopolitan History and Historiography

open access: yesMigrating Minds, 2023
From the 1950s onwards, the opening of the research field of the History of Religions to esoteric beliefs and practices worldwide was made possible by cosmopolitan, agnostic, and interdisciplinary positions that eventually responded to the constitutive ...
Schiavetta, Bernardo
doaj   +1 more source

Significant Far‐Right Challenges to Australian Society? The XYZ and AustraliaOne

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Scholars who analyse the Australian far‐right from a criminological or security studies perspective propose that activists and groups pose ‘political’ challenges to Australian society. This paper examines the far‐right news website The XYZ and the AustraliaOne political party, and argues that claims that the far‐right may normalise ...
Timothy Lynch
wiley   +1 more source

Ethnographies of the Esoteric: Introducing Anthropological Methods and Theories to the Study of Contemporary Esotericism

open access: yesCorrespondences, 2018
In this article, we introduce the ContERN special issue on ethnographies of the esoteric. While the study of esotericism has been dominated by historical-philological scholarship, recent years have seen an increase in anthropological approaches to ...
Susannah Crockford, Egil Asprem
doaj  

The Unbecoming Ghost: Spectropolitics in the Making and Unmaking of BHU's Bhoot Vidya Ayurveda Certificate Program

open access: yesAnthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay examines the controversy surrounding the Bhoot Vidya certificate program proposed by the Faculty of Ayurveda at Banaras Hindu University in 2019. Drawing on media coverage, curricular materials, and government policy, I analyze how the debate reveals broader tensions in the politics of contemporary Ayurveda, nationalism, and ...
Thomas Seibel
wiley   +1 more source

WITH THE DIFFERENCE OF HALF A CENTURY OR TWO ESOTERIC CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL FINALISM (BASED ON THE WORKS OF ELENA BLAVATSKAYA AND DANIEL ANDREEV)

open access: yesSovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem, 2015
In this article the author makes a comparative analysis of two concepts of social finalism formulated with the difference of fifty years. Researchers consider.both authors to be esoteric thinkers.
Maria Vladimirovna Privalova
doaj   +1 more source

“To Those Who Have Ears to Hear:” Clement of Alexandria on the Parables of Jesus

open access: yesOpen Theology, 2021
This article addresses the topic of parables in the Stromateis of Clement of Alexandria. The broad thesis is that New Testament scholarship can help clarify early Christian interpretation of the New Testament.
Vennerstrom Carl
doaj   +1 more source

What Endocrinologists Should Know About Iodine: Population Deficiency, Individual Excess and Misinformation in the United Kingdom

open access: yesClinical Endocrinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Iodine deficiency, once considered eliminated in the United Kingdom, has re‐emerged, particularly among women of reproductive age, in whom requirements are increased during pregnancy and lactation. The declining consumption of dairy and white fish, the emerging use of unfortified plant‐based milk alternatives, and the absence of a national ...
Peter N. Taylor   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Hyperborean Darkness to Transcendental Light: On Challenging Masculinity, and the Immanence of Black Metal through the Esoteric Christianity of Hunter Hunt-Hendrix and Liturgy

open access: yesCorrespondences, 2022
This article explores the relationship between esotericism and masculinity in heavy metal, and in particular black metal, through the case study of the esoteric writings and practices of Hunter Hunt-Hendrix from the US black metal band Liturgy.
Bob Cluness
doaj  

Snapshots from a Fast‐Moving Train: Religious History 1960–2025

open access: yes
Journal of Religious History, EarlyView.
Alexandra Walsham
wiley   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy