Magic and Mysticism - An Introduction to Western Esoteric Traditions

Informationen zum Autor Arthur Versluis is the founder and president of the Association for the Study of Esotericism and editor of the journal Esoterica . He is the author of many books and is a professor of writing, rhetoric, and American cultures at Michigan State University. Klappentext Magic and Mysticism: An Introduction to Western Esoteric Traditions is a concise overview, from antiquity to the present, of all the major Western religious esoteric movements. Topics covered include alchemy, Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Rosicrucianism, Theosophy and many more. Zusammenfassung Magic and Mysticism: An Introduction to Western Esoteric Traditions is a concise overview! from antiquity to the present! of all the major Western religious esoteric movements. Topics covered include alchemy! Gnosticism! Hermeticism! Rosicrucianism! Theosophy and many more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Antiquity Chapter 3 Late Antiquity: Hermetism, Gnosticism, Jewish Mysticism, Christian Gnosis Chapter 4 The Medieval Era Chapter 5 The Renaissance Chapter 6 Early Modern Esoteric Currents Chapter 7 Modern Christian Theosophy Chapter 8 Western Esotericism Today Chapter 9 Conclusion

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Arthur Versluis, Versluis Arthur
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 10.05.2007
• EAN: 9780742558359
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5835-9
• Seiten: 208
• Themen: Ratgeber > Spiritualität > Altes Wissen, Alte Kulturen; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; RELIGION / General, Alternative belief systems, Alternative belief systems and spiritual worldviews