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The presentation of the Essenes in western esotericism
Journal of Contemporary Religion, 1998Abstract Since the eighteenth century the idea originated in Western esoteric circles that the Jewish Essenes were a genuine esoteric group, whose beliefs continued in the new groups of the Freemasons or Rosicrucians. At the end of the last century, the idea of the Essenes as forerunners of modern Western esotericism was further developed by Schuri and
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Deconstructing ‘Western esotericism’: on Wouter Hanegraaff'sEsotericism and the Academy
Religion, 2013This paper discusses a number of consequences that – although not always intended by the author – can be drawn from the radically historicist approach adopted by Wouter J. Hanegraaff in his monograph Esotericism and the Academy. These consequences are the atomization of ‘esotericism’ into a disparate range of ideas, practices, and currents with few if ...
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Reading Western Esotericism: George Gurdjieff and His “Cunning” Esotericism
Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review, 2020Studies of western esotericism in the twentieth century proposed a certain number of characteristics as fundamental and universal to esotericism. This article first reviews Antoine Faivre’s intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics and Wouter J. Hanegraaff’s typology of esotericism, constituting the so-called empirical historical method.
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Western Esotericism and Islamic Mysticism
2022This book offers a comprehensive study of the works of the Greek-Armenian spiritual teacher George Gurdjieff, with a particular focus on Sufism and its place in his teaching. Gurdjieff remains an important figure in the history of Western esoteric thought, while also enjoying both academic interest and popularity in modern spiritual ...
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Teaching Experiential Dimensions of Western Esotericism
2011This contribution is based an innovative program that has been running since 1999 at the University of Amsterdam, in a context that (like most European programs in the study of religion) emphasizes critical historical research on a basis of methodological agnosticism or religious neutrality.
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The New Age Movement And Western Esotericism
2007This chapter provides a general overview of the New Age movement. It outlines the main avenues by which New Age is connected to Western Esotericism, with an eye to the continuities as well as the differences between both. The development of the New Age movement (or movements) since the 1950s is not devoid of its ironic, or if one wishes, its ...
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Esotericism in Western Culture
This accessible introduction by the world’s leading expert explains why the study of esotericism is not a marginal pursuit but belongs at the center of modern research in the humanities. Reflecting updates in the field since the foundational publicationWestern Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed(2013), Wouter J.openaire +1 more source
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Academics tend to look on 'esoteric', 'occult' or 'magical' beliefs with contempt, but are usually ignorant about the religious and philosophical traditions to which these terms refer, or their relevance to intellectual history. Wouter Hanegraaff tells the neglected story of how intellectuals since the Renaissance have tried to come to terms with a ...
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Academics tend to look on 'esoteric', 'occult' or 'magical' beliefs with contempt, but are usually ignorant about the religious and philosophical traditions to which these terms refer, or their relevance to intellectual history. Wouter Hanegraaff tells the neglected story of how intellectuals since the Renaissance have tried to come to terms with a ...
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