Esoteric discourse and the European history of religion: in search of a new interpretational framework

Often, when people nowadays talk of ‘esotericism’, they are using this word either as more or less synonymous with ‘New Age’, or as a term for movements that are based on a secret wisdom that is only accessible to an ‘inner circle’ of initiates. In academic discussions, however, during the past fift...

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Main Author: Kocku von Stuckrad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 2008-01-01
Series:Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis
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Online Access:https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67337