New Age religion and Western culture : Esotericism in the mirror of secular thought / / Wouter J. Hanegraaff
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| Autore: |
Hanegraaff Wouter J
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| Titolo: |
New Age religion and Western culture : Esotericism in the mirror of secular thought / / Wouter J. Hanegraaff
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| Pubblicazione: | Leiden, : BRILL, 1996 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xiii, 580 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 299.935 |
| 299/.93 | |
| Soggetto topico: | New Age movement |
| Occultism | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Names |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Analyzing 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | New Age religion and Western culture |
| ISBN: | 1-280-46397-X |
| 9786610463978 | |
| 90-474-0012-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910783472303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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