New Approaches To The Study Of Esotericism

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004446458

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New Approaches to the Study of Esotericism by Anonim Pdf

This volume offers new approaches to some of the biggest persistent challenges in the study of esotericism and beyond. Commonly understood as a particularly "Western" undertaking consisting of religious, philosophical, and ritual traditions that go back to Mediterranean antiquity, this book argues for a global approach that significantly expands the scope of esotericism and highlights its relevance for broader theoretical and methodological debates in the humanities and social sciences. The contributors offer critical interventions on aspects related to colonialism, race, gender and sexuality, economy, and marginality. Equipped with a substantial introduction and conclusion, the book offers textbook-style discussions of the state of research and makes concrete proposals for how esotericism can be rethought through broader engagement with neighboring fields.

Author : Egil Asprem,Julian Strube
Publisher : Supplements to Method & Theory
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9004446443

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New Approaches to the Study of Esotericism by Egil Asprem,Julian Strube Pdf

"This volume offers new approaches to some of the biggest persistent challenges in the study of esotericism and beyond. Commonly understood as a particularly "Western" undertaking consisting of religious, philosophical, and ritual traditions that go back to Mediterranean antiquity, this book argues for a global approach that significantly expands the scope of esotericism and highlights its relevance for broader theoretical and methodological debates in the humanities and social sciences. The contributors offer critical interventions on aspects related to colonialism, race, gender and sexuality, economy, and marginality. Equipped with a substantial introduction and conclusion, the book offers textbook-style discussions of the state of research and makes concrete proposals for how esotericism can be rethought through broader engagement with neighboring fields"--

Author : Peter Antes,Armin W. Geertz,Randi Ruth Warne
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 311017698X

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New Approaches to the Study of Religion: Regional, critical, and historical approaches by Peter Antes,Armin W. Geertz,Randi Ruth Warne Pdf

Internationally recognized scholars from many parts of the world provide a critical survey of recent developments and achievements in the global field of religious studies. The work follows in the footsteps of two former publications: Classical Approaches to the Study of Religion, edited by Jacques Waardenburg (1973), and Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Religion, edited by Frank Whaling (1984/85). New Approaches to the Study of Religion completes the survey of the comparative study of religion in the twentieth century by focussing on the past two decades. Many of the chapters, however, are also pathbreaking and point the way to future approaches.

Author : Tim Rudbøg
Publisher : Introduction Series to Esoteri
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 8799205661

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The Academic Study of Western Esotericism: Foundational Theories and Methods by Tim Rudbøg Pdf

This book serves as a handbook for students, scholars, and everyone interested in the foundational theories and methods associated with the academic study of esotericism.

Author : Egil Asprem,Kennet Granholm
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781317543572

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Contemporary Esotericism by Egil Asprem,Kennet Granholm Pdf

The study of contemporary esoteric discourse has hitherto been a largely neglected part of the new academic field of Western esotericism. Contemporary Esotericism provides a broad overview and assessment of the complex world of Western esoteric thought today. Combining historiographical analysis with theories and methodologies from the social sciences, the volume explores new problems and offers new possibilities for the study of esoterica. Contemporary Esotericism studies the period since the 1950s but focuses on the last two decades. The wide range of essays are divided into four thematic sections: the intricacies of esoteric appeals to tradition; the role of popular culture, modern communication technologies, and new media in contemporary esotericism; the impact and influence of esotericism on both religious and secular arenas; and the recent 'de-marginalization' of the esoteric in both scholarship and society.

Author : Hans Martin Krämer,Julian Strube
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438480435

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Theosophy across Boundaries by Hans Martin Krämer,Julian Strube Pdf

Theosophy across Boundaries brings a global history approach to the study of esotericism, highlighting the important role of Theosophy in the general histories of religion, science, philosophy, art, and politics. The first half of the book consists of seven perspectives on the activities of the Theosophical Society in very different regional contexts, ranging from India, Vietnam, China, and Japan to Victorian Britain and Israel, shedding new light on the entanglement of "Western" and "Oriental" ideas around 1900. The second half explores specific cultural influences that Theosophy exerted in the spheres of literature, art, and politics, using case studies from Sri Lanka, Burma, India, Japan, Ireland, Germany, and Russia. The examples clearly show that Theosophy was part of a truly global movement, thus providing an outstanding example of the complex entanglements of the global religious history of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Author : Henrik Bogdan,Gordan Djurdjevic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317544463

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Occultism in a Global Perspective by Henrik Bogdan,Gordan Djurdjevic Pdf

The study of the ideas and practices associated with occultism is a rapidly growing branch of contemporary scholarship. However, most research has focused on English and French speaking areas and has not addressed the wider spread and significance of occultism. Occultism in a Global Perspective presents a broad international overview. Essays range across the German magical order of the Fraternitas Saturni, esoteric Satanism in Denmark, sexual magic in Colombia and the reception of occultism in modern Turkey, India and the former Yugoslavia. As any other form of cultural practice, the occult is not isolated from its social, discursive, religious, and political environment. By studying occultism in its global context, the book offers insights into the reciprocal relationships that colour and shape regional occultism.

Author : Elizabeth T. Abbate,Malachai Komanoff Bandy,Adam Bregman
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781648250651

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Explorations in Music and Esotericism by Elizabeth T. Abbate,Malachai Komanoff Bandy,Adam Bregman Pdf

Scholars explore from many fresh angles the interweavings of two of the richest strands of human culture-music and esotericism-with examples from the medieval period to the modern age. Music and esotericism are two responses to the intuition that the world holds hidden order, beauty, and power. Those who compose, perform, and listen to music have often noted that music can be a bridge between sensory and transcendent realms. Such renowned writers as Boethius expanded the definition of music to encompass not only sounded music but also the harmonic fabric of human and cosmic life. Those who engage in pursuits called "esoteric," from ancient astrology, magic, and alchemy to recent and more novel forms of spirituality, have also remarked on the relevance of music to their quests. Esotericists have composed music in order to convey esoteric meaning, performed music to create esoteric influences, and listened to music to raise their esoteric awareness. The academic study of esotericism is a young field, and few researchers have probed the rich interface between the musical and esoteric domains. In Explorations in Music and Esotericism, scholars from numerous fields introduce the history of esotericism and current debates about its definition and extent. The book's sixteen chapters present rich instances of connections between music and esotericism, organized with reference to four aspects of esotericism: as a form of thought; as the keeping and revealing of secrets; as an identity; and as a signifier. Edited by Marjorie Roth and Leonard George. Contributors: Elizabeth Abbate, Malachai Komanoff Bandy, Adam Bregman, Charles E. Brewer, Benjamin Dobbs, Anna Gawboy, Pasquale Giaquinto, Adam Knight Gilbert, Joscelyn Godwin, Virginia Christy Lamothe, Andrew Owen, Christopher Scheer, Codee Ann Spinner, Woodrow Steinken, and Daphne Tan.

Author : Amy Hale
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030768898

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Essays on Women in Western Esotericism by Amy Hale Pdf

This book is the first collection to feature histories of women in Western Esotericism while also highlighting women’s scholarship. In addition to providing a critical examination of important and under researched figures in the history of Western Esotericism, these fifteen essays also contribute to current debates in the study of esotericism about the very nature of the field itself. The chapters are divided into four thematic sections that address current topics in the study of esotericism: race and othering, femininity, power and leadership and embodiment. This collection not only adds important voices to the story of Western Esotericism, it hopes to change the way the story is told.

Author : Laurence Wuidar
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004182790

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Music and Esotericism by Laurence Wuidar Pdf

This book analyzes the relationships that exist between esotericism and music from Antiquity to the 20th century, investigating ways in which magic, astrology, alchemy, divination, and cabbala interact with music. Ce livre offre un panorama des relations entre l’ésotérisme et la musique de l’Antiquité au 20ème siècle et montre comment la magie, l’astrologie, l’alchimie, la divination et la cabale interagissent avec l’art et la science des sons.

Author : Wouter J. Hanegraaff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 479 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-01-19
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780521196215

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Esotericism and the Academy by Wouter J. Hanegraaff Pdf

The neglected history of how intellectuals since the Renaissance have approached ideas of the occult which challenged biblical religion.

Author : Wouter J. Hanegraaff
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441188977

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Western Esotericism: A Guide for the Perplexed by Wouter J. Hanegraaff Pdf

Western esotericism has been a pervasive presence in Western culture from late antiquity to the present day, but until recently it was largely ignored by scholars and surrounded by misconceptions and prejudice. This accessible guide provides readers with the basic knowledge and tools that will allow them to find their way in this bewildering but fascinating field. What is it that unites phenomena as diverse as ancient gnosticism and hermetism, the "occult sciences" of astrology, alchemy, and magic, rosicrucianism, as well as Christian theosophy, occultism, spiritualism, and the contemporary New Age spiritualities? What can the study of them teach us about our common cultural and intellectual heritage, and what is it that makes them relevant to contemporary concerns? How do we distinguish reliable historical knowledge from legends and fictions about esoteric traditions? These and many other questions are answered clearly and succinctly, so that the reader can find his way into the labyrinth of Western esotericism and out of it again.

Author : Egil Asprem
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781438469928

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The Problem of Disenchantment by Egil Asprem Pdf

Challenges the conventional view of a “disenchanted” and secular modernity, and recovers the complex relation that exists between science, religion, and esotericism in the modern world. Max Weber famously characterized the ongoing process of intellectualization and rationalization that separates the natural world from the divine (by excluding magic and value from the realm of science, and reason and fact from the realm of religion) as the “disenchantment of the world.” Egil Asprem argues for a conceptual shift in how we view this key narrative of modernity. Instead of a sociohistorical process of disenchantment that produces increasingly rational minds, Asprem maintains that the continued presence of “magic” and “enchantment” in people’s everyday experience of the world created an intellectual problem for those few who were socialized to believe that nature should contain no such incalculable mysteries. Drawing on a wide range of early twentieth-century primary sources from theoretical physics, occultism, embryology, radioactivity, psychical research, and other fields, Asprem casts the intellectual life of high modernity as a synchronic struggle across conspicuously different fields that shared surprisingly similar intellectual problems about value, meaning, and the limits of knowledge. “The Problem of Disenchantment is, in its entirety, extraordinarily well researched, argued, and written—representing at once the most complete and nuanced treatment of the notion of disenchantment within this network of scientific, religious, philosophical, and esoteric discourses and currents.” — Nova Religio

Author : Steven Engler,Michael Stausberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 670 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781000472639

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The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion by Steven Engler,Michael Stausberg Pdf

This substantially revised second edition of The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion remains the only comprehensive survey in English of methods and methodology in the discipline. Designed for non-specialists and upper undergraduate-/graduate-level students, it discusses the range of methods currently available to stimulate interest in unfamiliar methods and enable students and scholars to evaluate methodological issues in research. The Handbook comprises 39 chapters – 21 of which are new, and the rest revised for this edition. A total of 56 contributors from 10 countries cover a broad range of topics divided into three clear parts: • Methodology • Methods • Techniques The first section addresses general methodological issues: including comparison, research design, research ethics, intersectionality, and theorizing/analysis. The second addresses specific methods: including advanced computational methods, autoethnography, computational text analysis, digital ethnography, discourse analysis, experiments, field research, grounded theory, interviewing, reading images, surveys, and videography. The final section addresses specific techniques: including coding, focus groups, photo elicitation, and survey experiments. Each chapter covers practical issues and challenges, theoretical bases, and their use in the study of religion/s, illustrated by case studies. The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion is essential reading for students and researchers in the study of religion/s, as well as for those in related disciplines.

Author : Peter Antes,Armin W. Geertz,Randi Ruth Warne
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3110181754

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New Approaches to the Study of Religion by Peter Antes,Armin W. Geertz,Randi Ruth Warne Pdf