Western esoterisicm : a brief history of secret knowledge
by
 
Stuckrad, Kocku von, 1966-

Title
Western esoterisicm : a brief history of secret knowledge

Author
Stuckrad, Kocku von, 1966-

ISBN
9781845530334
 
9781845530341

Personal Author
Stuckrad, Kocku von, 1966-

Uniform Title
Was ist Esoterik. English

Publication Information
London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2005.

Physical Description
xii, 167 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents
Introduction: what is esotericism? -- Esotericism in the ancient world -- The Kabbalah : understanding the hidden in the revealed -- The Renaissance : re-inventing the ancient world -- Esotericism in the confessional age -- Esotericism, enlightenment, science -- Institutionalised esotericism : secret societies -- Pioneer of modern esotericism : the theosophical society -- Esotericism and modernity.

Subject Term
Occultism.

Electronic Access
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0512/2005011839.html