In recent discussions about its global dimensions, esotericism is conceived as a “Western
European” phenomenon “spread” or “diffused” from Western Europe to the rest of the world …

In recent discussions about the study of esotericism, the adjective “Western” has come under
critical scrutiny. Shouldn't “esotericism” be understood as a global rather than just a Western …

This chapter holds that the demarcation “Western” is a significant shortcoming of the study of
esotericism. While it has helped to draw the contours of an emerging field in its earlier …

KENNET GRANHOLM refined definition here. However, in simplifying matters, occultism can
be said to be a distinct development of the esoteric in the post-Enlightenment, under the …

The Dictionary of Gnosis & Western Esotericism has been one of the most important factors
in the process of consolidation of our discipline on an international scale. 1 But an analysis …

ThecaseIwishtomakeinthisessayissimple: racemattersinandforthestudy of esoteric ideas and
practice. And how could it not? Esotericisms do not develop in a vacuum, but in particular …

The academic study of esotericism is currently undergoing a phase of expansion and
diversification. This is true whether we look at the topics, geographical regions, and subject …

When the American cultural critic Theodore Roszak published his famous book The Making
of a Counter Culture (1969), he was trying to understand the new youth movement and the …

CONSTRUCTING ESOTERICISMS Page 1 25 [N]ovelty is no less novel for being able to dress
up easily as antiquity.“Esotericism” is often linked with “tradition”. References to “hidden” or …

This volume offers new approaches to some of the biggest persistent challenges in the study
of esotericism and beyond. Commonly understood as a particularly “Western” undertaking …