02034nam 22004933 450 991078347230332120230405180055.01-280-46397-X978661046397890-474-0012-7(CKB)1000000000032865(EBL)253432(OCoLC)191039219(MiAaPQ)EBC253432(EXLCZ)99100000000003286520130418d1996|||| uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNew Age religion and Western culture Esotericism in the mirror of secular thought /Wouter J. HanegraaffLeiden BRILL19961 online resource (xiii, 580 pages) illustrationsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4175-4071-0 90-04-10696-0 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Table of Contents; Introduction; Part One: ORIENTATION: MAJOR TRENDS IN NEW AGE RELIGION; Part Two: EXPOSITION: THE VARIETIES OF NEW AGE EXPERIENCE; Part Three: INTERPRETATION: NEW AGE RELIGION AND TRADITIONAL ESOTERICISM; Appendix: Primary New Age Sources (in alphabetical order); Bibliography; Index of Subjects; Index of NamesAnalyzing contemporary New Age beliefs, this work argues that the foundations of such beliefs lie in the Western esoteric traditions of the Renaissance. The modern New Age movement is seen as having emerged from the secularization of those esoteric traditions during the 19th century.New Age movementOccultismNew Age movement.Occultism.299.935299/.93Hanegraaff Wouter J1522352AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910783472303321New Age religion and Western culture3761990UNINA