Western esoterisicm
Subtitle: a brief history of secret knowledge
By: Kocku von Stuckrad ; translated by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke.
Publisher: Equinox Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London; Oakville, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
Subjects: Occultism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: what is esotericism?; title: Esotericism in the ancient world; title: The Kabbalah : understanding the hidden in the revealed; title: The Renaissance : re-inventing the ancient world; title: Esotericism in the confessional age; title: Esotericism, enlightenment, science; title: Institutionalised esotericism : secret societies; title: Pioneer of modern esotericism : the theosophical society; title: Esotericism and modernity.