LEADER 02203nam 2200529Ia 450 001 9910824222703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-46397-X 010 $a9786610463978 010 $a90-474-0012-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000032865 035 $a(EBL)253432 035 $a(OCoLC)191039219 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC253432 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000032865 100 $a19960801d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aNew Age religion and Western culture $eesotericism in the mirror of secular thought /$fby Wouter J. Hanegraaff 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLeiden ;$aNew York $cE.J. Brill$d1996 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 580 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aStudies in the history of religions,$x0169-8834 ;$vv. 72 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a1-4175-4071-0 311 0 $a90-04-10696-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aTable 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 Names 330 $aAnalyzing contemporary New Age beliefs, this work argues that the foundations of such beliefs lie in the Western esoteric traditions of the Renaissance. The modern New Age movement is seen as having emerged from the secularization of those esoteric traditions during the 19th century. 410 0$aStudies in the history of religions ;$v72. 606 $aNew Age movement 606 $aOccultism 615 0$aNew Age movement. 615 0$aOccultism. 676 $a299.935 676 $a299/.93 700 $aHanegraaff$b Wouter J$01636014 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824222703321 996 $aNew Age religion and Western culture$94104429 997 $aUNINA