| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 286 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Contents |
Ancient hellenistic sources of western esotericism -- Italian Renaissance magic and Cabala -- Planetary and angel magic in the Renaissance -- Alchemy, Paracelsus and German naturphilosophie -- Jacob Boehme and theosophy -- Rosicrucianism -- High-grade freemasonry and illuminism in the eighteenth century -- Emanuel Swedenborg -- Mesmerism and spiritualism -- Ritual magic from 1850 to the present -- Helena Blavatsky and the theosophical society -- Modern esotericism and new paradigms |
| Summary |
This introduction to the Western esoteric traditions offers a concise overview of their historical development. The author explores these traditions, from their roots in Hermeticism, Neo-Platonism, and Gnosticism in the early Christian era up to their reverberations in modern day's scientific paradigms |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Occultism.
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occult sciences.
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occultism.
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Occultism.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199852062 |
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0199852065 |
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9786611851774 |
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6611851771 |
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0195320999 |
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9780195320992 |
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1281851779 |
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9781281851772 |
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0199717567 |
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9780199717569 |
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