02203nam 2200529Ia 450 991082422270332120200520144314.01-280-46397-X978661046397890-474-0012-7(CKB)1000000000032865(EBL)253432(OCoLC)191039219(MiAaPQ)EBC253432(EXLCZ)99100000000003286519960801d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNew Age religion and Western culture esotericism in the mirror of secular thought /by Wouter J. Hanegraaff1st ed.Leiden ;New York E.J. Brill19961 online resource (xiii, 580 pages) illustrationsStudies in the history of religions,0169-8834 ;v. 72Description 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.Studies in the history of religions ;72.New Age movementOccultismNew Age movement.Occultism.299.935299/.93Hanegraaff Wouter J1636014MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824222703321New Age religion and Western culture4104429UNINA