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The Western Esoteric Traditions: A Historical Introduction
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
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Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 532.
Western esotericism has now emerged as an academic study in its own right, combining spirituality with an empirical observation of the natural world while also relating the humanity to the universe through a harmonious celestial order. This introduction to the Western esoteric traditions offers a concise overview of their historical development. Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke explores these traditions, from their roots in Hermeticism, Neo-Platonism, and Gnosticism in the early Christian era up to their reverberations in today's scientific paradigms. While the study of Western esotericism is usually confined to the history of ideas, Goodrick-Clarke examines the phenomenon much more ... Read more
Western esotericism has now emerged as an academic study in its own right, combining spirituality with an empirical observation of the natural world while also relating the humanity to the universe through a harmonious celestial order. This introduction to the Western esoteric traditions offers a concise overview of their historical development. Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke explores these traditions, from their roots in Hermeticism, Neo-Platonism, and Gnosticism in the early Christian era up to their reverberations in today's scientific paradigms. While the study of Western esotericism is usually confined to the history of ideas, Goodrick-Clarke examines the phenomenon much more ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
532g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195320992
SKU
V9780195320992
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About Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke is Professor of Western Esotericism at the University of Exeter, and Director of its Centre for the Study of Esotericism (EXESESO).
Reviews for The Western Esoteric Traditions: A Historical Introduction
a useful introduction to a wide range of esoteric traditions and an important reminder that orthodoxy is not the only story.
Charlotte Methuen. The Journal of Theological Studies
In his ground-breaking work Professor Goodrcik-Clarke summarizes a huge amount of research into esoteric literature across more than two millennia
Christopher Moody. Theology
Charlotte Methuen. The Journal of Theological Studies
In his ground-breaking work Professor Goodrcik-Clarke summarizes a huge amount of research into esoteric literature across more than two millennia
Christopher Moody. Theology