Occult Roots of Religious Studies On the Influence of Non-Hegemonic Currents on Academia around 1900

This book focuses on the interconnections between religious studies and occultism. In addition, it explores new fields of research by introducing "biograms" of scholars whose relationship to occultism and science is sometimes known, but largely under-researched. In terms of boundry work be...

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Main Author: Zander, Helmut
Other Authors: Mühlematter, Yves
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021
Series:Okkulte Moderne
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Summary:This book focuses on the interconnections between religious studies and occultism. In addition, it explores new fields of research by introducing "biograms" of scholars whose relationship to occultism and science is sometimes known, but largely under-researched. In terms of boundry work between academic disciplines, this book argues that esotericism is an intrinsic part of hegemonic cultures.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (283 p.)
ISBN:9783110660173
9783110664270
9783110660333