New Age religion and Western culture: esotericism in the mirror of secular thought
Analyzing contemporary New Age beliefs, this work argues that the foundations of such beliefs lie in the Western esoteric traditions of the Renaissance. The modern New Age movement is seen as having emerged from the secularization of those esoteric traditions during the 19th century
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Leiden New York
E. J. Brill
2010
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In: | Jahr: 2010 |
Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | Studies in the history of religions 0169-8834
v. 72 |
RelBib Classification: | AZ Neue Religionen |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Occultisme
Westliche Welt
B Electronic books Electronic books B New Age movement B Nouvel Âge (Mouvement) B Occultism |
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Zusammenfassung: | Analyzing contemporary New Age beliefs, this work argues that the foundations of such beliefs lie in the Western esoteric traditions of the Renaissance. The modern New Age movement is seen as having emerged from the secularization of those esoteric traditions during the 19th century |
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Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Description based on print version record Description based on print version record Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 |
Medienart: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
ISBN: | 9004106952 |