Access to Western Esotericism

Antoine Faivre

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English

State Univ New York Press
01 December 1994

Occult studies; Cultural studies

Series: SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions

This is the first systematic treatment of esotericism to appear in English.

Here is also a historical survey, beginning with the Alexandrean Period, of the various esoteric currents such as Christian Kabbalah, Theosophy, Alchemy, Rosicrucianism, and Hermeticism.

Common characteristics of these currents are the notion of universal interdependency and the experience of spiritual transformation.

The author establishes a rigorous methodology; provides clarifying definitions of such key terms as ""gnosis,"" ""theosophy,"" ""occultism,"" and ""Hermeticism;"" and offers analysis of contemporary esotericism based on three distinct pathways.

The second half of the book presents a series of studies on several important figures, works, and movements in Western esotericism-studies devoted to some of the most characteristic and illuminating aspects that this form of thought has taken, such as theosophical speculations on androgyny, rosicrucian literature, and Masonic symbolism.

The book is completed by a rich and selective Bibliography conceived as a means of orientation and a tool for research.

By: Antoine Faivre
Imprint: State Univ New York Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9780791421789
ISBN 10: 0791421783
Series: SUNY series in Western Esoteric Traditions
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 December 1994
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Further / Higher Education , ELT Advanced
Replaced By: 9780791421772
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Antoine Faivre is Professor at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Religious Studies Section, Sorbonne, Paris. He holds the Chair of ""History of Esoteric and Mystical Currents in Modern and Contemporary Europe."" He is the author of The Golden Fleece and Alchemy published by SUNY Press.