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Constructing Tradition - Means and Myths of Transmission in Western Esotericism

English · Hardback

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This volume of conference proceedings investigates the various ways and patterns with which esoteric writings and groups establish their own tradition. This involves concepts of origin and memory, ways of legitimising esoteric tradition as well as techniques and practices of knowledge transmission in esotericism.


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Andreas B. Kilcher, PhD. (1996) in German Litreature, University of Basel, is Professor of Literature and Cultural Studies at ETH Zurich since 2008. From 2004-2008 he has been Professor of Modern German Literature at the University of Tübingen. His research interests cover the history of German-Jewish literature and culture, literary and science; studies in esotericism. He recently published Die Enzyklopädik der Esoterik: Allwissenheitsmythen und universalwissenschaftliche Modelle in der Esoterik der Neuzeit with Wilhelm Fink Verlag, 2010.


Product details

Authors Andreas Kilcher
Publisher Brill
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 05.10.2010
 
EAN 9789004191143
ISBN 978-90-04-19114-3
No. of pages 492
Dimensions 164 mm x 249 mm x 32 mm
Weight 945 g
Series Aries Book
Subjects Guides > Spirituality > Esoterics
Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)
Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works

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