Esotericism and the academy rejected knowledge in Western culture
Hanegraaff reveals the neglected history of how intellectuals since the Renaissance have tried to come to terms with ideas of the 'esoteric' and 'occult', present in Western culture. He asks what implications this forgotten history of exclusion has for established textbook narratives of religion, philosophy and science.
Print Book, English, 2013
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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2013
x, 468 Seiten 23 cm
9781107680975, 9780521196215, 1107680972, 0521196213
1075724890
Introduction: hic sunt dracones; 1. The history of truth: recovering ancient wisdom; 2. The history of error: exorcizing Paganism; 3. The error of history: imagining the Occult; 4. The truth of history: entering the Academy; Conclusions: restoring memory.