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

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

Cahiers 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
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Western Esotericism: A Cosmopolitan History and Historiography

Migrating 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
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Esotericism Ancient and Modern [PDF]

, 2009
Leo Strauss presents at least two distinct accounts of the idea that the authors in the political-philosophical canon have often masked their true teachings.
Frazer, Michael
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WITH THE DIFFERENCE OF HALF A CENTURY OR TWO ESOTERIC CONCEPTS OF SOCIAL FINALISM (BASED ON THE WORKS OF ELENA BLAVATSKAYA AND DANIEL ANDREEV)

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

Open 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
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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

Correspondences, 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
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Correspondences - Online Journal For The Academic Study of Western Esotericism, Volume 2.2 [PDF]

, 2014
Welcome to Correspondences, an international, peer-reviewed online journal devoted to the academic study of Western esotericism. By providing a wider forum of debate regarding issues and currents in Western esotericism than has previously been possible ...
Elwing, J., Roukema, Aren
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Race and Redemption: Racial and Ethnic Evolution in Rudolf Steiner\u27s Anthroposophy [PDF]

, 2008
With its origins in modern Theosophy, Rudolf Steiner’s Anthroposophy is built around a racial view of human nature arranged in a hierarchical framework. This article examines the details of the Anthroposophical theory of cosmic and individual redemption ...
Staudenmaier, Peter
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Esotericism against Capitalism?

Approaching Religion
This article seeks a better understanding of how Rudolf Steiner envisioned his reform pedagogy as a site of spiritual learning (for example through art, seasonal festivals, ritual drama, etc.), but also as a specific site intended to resist the ...
Aaron French
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