Exoteric and Esoteric Modes of Apprehension

The comparative study of civilizations and religions requires a reformation of knowledges and a coining of a new language of apprehension (i.e., perception and cognition), for which traditional Patristic and Kabbalistic four-leveled hermeneutics may be adapted. It may thus be useful to distinguish,...

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Main Author: Slotten, Ralph (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: 1977
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1977, Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 185-208
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