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Mages of the isles : some remarks on the esoteric inspirations in British Druidry [PDF]

, 2015
This article is a short presentation of the connections between the Western esoteric tradition and Druidry, as demonstrated by the British Druidic traditions. The Druids, described in the classical sources as mages, philosophers and sages, have become an
Anczyk, Adam
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Between resistance and adaptation in COVID‐19 times: The outbreak daily prevalence moderates the association between conspiracy thinking and adherence to government protocols

British Journal of Health Psychology, Volume 31, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Objectives Conspiracy thinking has played a significant role in shaping public responses to the COVID‐19 pandemic and has influenced citizens' adherence to government protocols, including reluctance to receive vaccination and adherence to public health measures.
Michele Roccato, Silvia Russo, Moreno Mancosu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Law and order, magical spirits, and false flag operations: On the co‐occurrence of authoritarianism, spirituality, and conspiracy beliefs and their association with support of violent protests

Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract In Western democracies, commentators have noted an unprecedented diversity in protest movements opposing ecological and health regulations, including traditional right‐wing authoritarians alongside conspiracy and spiritual believers. Some of these beliefs appear to be incompatible with one another, since authoritarianism is a hallmark of ...
Marius Frenken, Roland Imhoff
wiley   +1 more source

Boundary Work in Japanese Religious Studies: Anesaki Masaharu on Religious Freedom and Academic Concealment

Correspondences, 2018
Past issues of Correspondences have sought to envision non-Western “esoteric” categories, but it remains an open question as to whether esotericism is a generic mode of thought, as opposed to a construction within intellectual history. I demonstrate some
Avery Morrow
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New Religious Movements, Western Esotericism, and Integral Consciousness [PDF]

Integral Review, 2012
Sensibilities toward Eastern thought in the West, fostered in large part through the growth of new religious movements, align with the elements of Western esoteric teachings which have appeared in many guises throughout the history of the West and are ...
Constance A. Jones
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Early Modern visual-verbal esoteric imagery and the theatre: Julius Caesar 1.3

NJES: Nordic Journal of English studies, 2018
Adopting a method which combines close readings of iconography and playtext with broader historicist and cultural investigations, this article attempts to contribute to the field of visual-verbal Shakespeare studies through outlining how polysemous ...
Svenn-Arve Myklebost
doaj   +1 more source

Black Isis and White Moon-Cakes: Divine Femininity and Everyday Womanhood in the Work of Dion Fortune [PDF]

, 2017
Dion Fortune (1890-1946) is one of the most influential figures of 20th century British occultism, although her work remains largely unstudied. Born Violet Mary Firth, Fortune founded an offshoot of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in the 1920s ...
Van Raalte, Georgia
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Strategie kontroli i represji Kościoła scjentologicznego wobec amerykańskiej kinematografii [PDF]

, 2016
The Church of Scientology’s strategies of control and repression of towards American cinema The aim of this article is to show the strategies of control developed by the Church of Scientology and repressions enforced by the Church on representatives of ...
PIGULAK, MARCIN
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On the Manifold Meanings of Aesthetic Experience: Lonergan and Chrétien on Art

The Heythrop Journal, Volume 67, Issue 1, Page 33-52, January 2026.
Abstract I argue that Jean‐Louis Chrétien’s account of beauty and Bernard Lonergan’s account of art and aesthetic experience complement one another and, when taken together, offer an illuminating philosophical account of the ontological, ethical, intellectual, and transcendent aspects of art and aesthetic experience.
Gregory P. Floyd
wiley   +1 more source

‘The Devil Made Me Do It’ Electus per Deus and Quasi‐Occult Crime in South Africa

Religion Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study interrogates the phenomenon of ‘occult crime’ in South Africa, focusing on the perspectives of crime such as Electus per Deus, the murder of Kirsty Theologo, Hansie Cronjé, and the context behind the assumed connection between criminal culpability, mens daemonica, and the occult.
Tristán Kapp
wiley   +1 more source