Mysticism, the Esoteric Paradigm, and Oleg Maltsev
This issue of The Journal of CESNUR is devoted to a Ukrainian movement, the Applied Sciences Association, and its founder, Oleg Maltsev. Paradoxically, scholars of new religious movements became interested in the Association after anti-cultists started denoun...
| Published in: | The journal of CESNUR |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2018]
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The journal of CESNUR
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| Further subjects: | B
Applied Sciences Association
B Oleg Maltsev B Western Esotericism B Esoteric Paradigm B European Mysticism |
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| Summary: | This issue of The Journal of CESNUR is devoted to a Ukrainian movement, the Applied Sciences Association, and its founder, Oleg Maltsev. Paradoxically, scholars of new religious movements became interested in the Association after anti-cultists started denouncing it as a “cult.” Having studied the Association, however, they concluded it was not a new religious movement but a group teaching psychology and martial arts with a scientific and technical rather than a religious approach. On the other hand, Maltsev sees a connection between both psychology and martial arts, and a notion of God and a view of history that include references to what he calls “European Mysticism.” This introduction refers to the notion of “esoteric paradigm,”which I have illustrated elsewhere with reference to the idea that “religion” and “magic” do not exhaust all possible human relations with the sacred or transcendence. It argues that, although Maltsev himself would deny that his teachings are part of “esotericism,” outside observers may have reasons to conclude that they are included in the larger notion of the “esoteric paradigm.” |
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| ISSN: | 2532-2990 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of CESNUR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.26338/tjoc.2018.2.3.1 |