Western Esoteric Traditions A Historical Introduction

Name: Western Esoteric Traditions A Historical Introduction
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ISBN: 9780195320992

ISBN-10: 0195320999

ISBN-13: 9780195320992

Edition: 2008

Authors: Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke

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Western esotericism has now emerged as an academic study in its own right, combining spirituality with an empirical observation of the natural world while also relating the humanity to the universe through a harmonious celestial order. This introduction to the Western esoteric traditions offers a concise overview of their historical development. Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke explores these traditions, from their roots in Hermeticism, Neo-Platonism, and Gnosticism in the early Christian era up to their reverberations in today's scientific paradigms. While the study of Western esotericism is usually confined to the history of ideas, Goodrick-Clarke examines the phenomenon much more broadly. He…

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List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/14/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 296
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Introduction



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


Notes


Index