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UNINA9910462604903321 |
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Titolo |
Contemporary esotericism / / edited by Egil Asprem and Kennet Granholm |
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London : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-138-85611-8 |
1-315-72865-6 |
1-317-54357-2 |
1-84465-774-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (481 p.) |
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Collana |
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Gnostica : texts and interpretations |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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AspremEgil |
GranholmKennet <1977-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Occultism |
Religions |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2013 by Equinox, and imprint of Acumen. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 426-462) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Contributors; 1 Introduction; Part I: Tradition; 2 Constructing Esotericisms: Sociological, Historical and Critical Approaches to the Invention of Tradition; 3 Inventing Africa: Esotericism and the Creation of an Afrocentric Tradition in America; 4 Secret Lineages and de Facto Satanists: Anton LaVey's Use of Esoteric Tradition; 5 Perennialism and Iconoclasm: Chaos Magick and the Legitimacy of Innovation; Part II: Popular Culture and New Media; 6 Occulture is Ordinary; 7 From Book to Bit: Enacting Satanism Online |
8 Accessing the Astral with a Monitor and Mouse: Esoteric Religion and the Astral Located in Three-Dimensional Virtual Realms 9 The Secrets of Scientology: Concealment, Information Control and Esoteric Knowledge in the World's Most Controversial New Religion; 10 Hidden Knowledge, Hidden Powers: Esotericism and Conspiracy Culture; Part III: Esoteric Transfers; 11 Discursive Transfers and Reconfigurations: Tracing the Religious and the Esoteric in Secular Culture; 12 Radical Politics and Political Esotericism: The Adaptation of Esoteric Discourse |
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