In Search of Mysticism: Oleg Maltsev and the Applied Sciences Association
“Discovered” by Western scholars after it was criticized as a quintessential “cult” by Russian and Ukrainian anti-cultists,the Applied Sciences Association is not, strictly speaking, a new religious movement. Students perceive what its founder, Oleg Maltsev (...
| Published in: | The journal of CESNUR |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2018]
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The journal of CESNUR
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| Further subjects: | B
Applied Sciences Association
B Oleg Maltsev B Memory Institute B Criminal Traditions |
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| Summary: | “Discovered” by Western scholars after it was criticized as a quintessential “cult” by Russian and Ukrainian anti-cultists,the Applied Sciences Association is not, strictly speaking, a new religious movement. Students perceive what its founder, Oleg Maltsev (who earned a Ph.D. in psychology), teaches as part of “science” rather than religion. On the other hand, in addition to a form of psychology based on Soviet scholars of memory and on the Hungarian psychoanalyst Leopold Szondi, and to martial arts and weapon handling techniques (in part derived from the study of the world’s criminal traditions), Maltsev proposes a view of history that includes a reconstruction of what he calls “European Mysticism,” a discussion of different notions of God, and the claim that the ancient, secret religion of the European knights, simply known as “Truth,” can be restored today |
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| ISSN: | 2532-2990 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2018.2.3.2 |