Occult Roots of Religious Studies: On the Influence of Non-Hegemonic Currents on Academia around 1900

This book focuses on the interconnections between religious studies and occultism. In addition, it explores new fields of research by introducing “biograms” of scholars whose relationship to occultism and science is sometimes known, but largely under-researched. In terms of boundry work between acad...

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Contributors: Zander, Helmut (Editor) ; Mühlematter, Yves (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2021
In:Year: 2021
Series/Journal:Okkulte Moderne
Further subjects:B History: earliest times to present day
B Social & Cultural History
B History of religion
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Summary:This book focuses on the interconnections between religious studies and occultism. In addition, it explores new fields of research by introducing “biograms” of scholars whose relationship to occultism and science is sometimes known, but largely under-researched. In terms of boundry work between academic disciplines, this book argues that esotericism is an intrinsic part of hegemonic cultures
ISBN:3110664275
Access:Open Access
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 20.500.12854/71445