The presentation of the Essenes in western esotericism
Since the eighteenth century the idea originated in Western esoteric circles that the Jewish Essenes were a genuine esoteric group, whose beliefs continued in the new groups of the Freemasons or Rosicrucians. At the end of the last century, the idea of the Essenes as forerunners of modern Western es...
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Language: | English |
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Carfax Publ.
[1998]
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Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 1998, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 245-256 |
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