Esotericism in reverse: Descartes and the poetic imagination in the seventeenth century
Western esotericism appears to be a field most precarious in terms of positioning. This article will highlight the divide between critics' and religionists' from a pre-Enlightenment position by discussing René Descartes' role within esotericism. The study attempts to show that a pro...
| Published in: | Approaching religion |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2018]
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| In: |
Approaching religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Descartes, René 1596-1650
/ Critique of religion
/ Esotericism
/ Rosicrucians
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| RelBib Classification: | AZ New religious movements |
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| Summary: | Western esotericism appears to be a field most precarious in terms of positioning. This article will highlight the divide between critics' and religionists' from a pre-Enlightenment position by discussing René Descartes' role within esotericism. The study attempts to show that a pro-Enlightenment predilection tends to blur its object of research as to the kinds of knowledges that are under scrutiny. The conclusions drawn from the case of Descartes suggests that the perception of what the esoteric' in modern studies is generally agreed upon being, is reversed. |
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| ISSN: | 1799-3121 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Approaching religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30664/ar.66731 |