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Western esoterisicm : a brief history of secret knowledge /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stuckrad, Kocku von, 1966-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2005.
Subjects:
Occultism.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: what is esotericism?
  • Esotericism in the ancient world
  • The Kabbalah : understanding the hidden in the revealed
  • The Renaissance : re-inventing the ancient world
  • Esotericism in the confessional age
  • Esotericism, enlightenment, science
  • Institutionalised esotericism : secret societies
  • Pioneer of modern esotericism : the theosophical society
  • Esotericism and modernity.