Esotericism, Mysticism and the Politics of Transcendence in Modern Asi

In this seminal edited collection, scholars from different fields critically examine histories of esotericism, mysticism and occultism in modern Asia, understood here as the period roughly stretching from the late nineteenth through the twentieth century, paving eventually the way for the so-called 'New Age'.

List of contents

1. Introduction to the book;
2. Embody the Bulldog Spirit/Courage; 3. Can(d)id Communication; 4. 
Azawakh Authenticity; 5. Komondor Kindness; 6. Great (Dane or not) Gratitude; 7.
Tosa Bone for Trust; 8.  Rottie Respect; 9. Houndish Humility; 10.
Pointing at Joi de vivre; 11. Ridge(ing)back to Resilience; 12. Sett(er)ing
down to a Conclusion 

About the author

Soumen Mukherjee (Dr. phil. 2010, University of Heidelberg) teaches History at Presidency University, Kolkata. His publications are in the fields of religious and intellectual history of modern South Asia, and include two monographs - Religion, Mysticism, and Transcultural Entanglements in Modern South Asia: Towards a Global Religious History (2024) and Ismailism and Islam in Modern South Asia: Community and Identity in the Age of Religious Internationals (2017) - two edited collections, and several peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters.

¿ Toshio Akai is Professor of Humanities at Kobe Gakuin University with expertise in and publications on Theosophist activities in Ireland and India, and Irish impact on the interwar years Japanese culture. He is the co-author of The Cosmic Movement: Sources, Contexts, Impact (2020) and other books.

Product details

• Authors: Dr. Soumen Akai Mukherjee, Soumen Akai Mukherjee
• Assisted by: Prof. Toshio AKAI (Editor), Toshio Akai (Editor), Dr. Soumen Mukherjee (Editor), Soumen Mukherjee (Editor), Mukherjee Soumen (Editor)
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 01.12.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9781839990427
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-042-7
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Guides > Spirituality > Ancient knowledge, ancient cultures; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Asia, RELIGION / Spirituality, RELIGION / Mysticism, RELIGION / Theosophy, mysticism, Theosophy & Anthroposophy, Theosophy and Anthroposophy