Recent Academic Research on Esotericism in the Balkans
In this paper I offer a concise analysis of contemporary scholarship on esotericism in the countries of former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. After a brief historical contextualization, I examine the development and principal features of this scholarship over the last three decades. My main argument is th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
2023
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| In: |
Aries
Year: 2023, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-38 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Balkan peninsula
/ Esotericism
/ Research
/ History 2000-2023
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| RelBib Classification: | AZ New religious movements KBK Europe (East) TK Recent history |
| Further subjects: | B
former Yugoslavia
B esotericism studies B Academia B Bulgaria |
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| Summary: | In this paper I offer a concise analysis of contemporary scholarship on esotericism in the countries of former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. After a brief historical contextualization, I examine the development and principal features of this scholarship over the last three decades. My main argument is that, due to various historical reasons, there is a stark discrepancy between the abundant presence of esoteric ideas and practices in these countries and the extent of specialized scholarship dealing with them. I also suggest that there is an uneven development of esotericism studies across the region, but that these studies are gradually finding their place in South Slavic academia. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0593 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Aries
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700593-02301002 |
