- Occultism and esotericism
- Alchemy and Hermeticism
- Astrology
- Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism
- Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics
Locations of Knowledge in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
- First published:
- 21st century
- Language: English
One characteristic of European history of religion is a two-fold pluralism—a pluralism of religious identities on the one hand, and a pluralism of various societal systems that interact with religious systems on the other. Addressing discourses of perfect knowledge in Western culture between 1200 and 1800, this book integrates the study of Western esotericism in a larger analytical framework of European history of religion. Viewed from a structuralist perspective, 'esoteric discourse' provides an analytical framework that helps to reveal genealogies of modern identities in a pluralistic competition of knowledge. Experiential philosophy, kabbalah, astrology, Hermeticism, philology, and early modern science are linked to knowledge claims that shaped the way in which Western culture defined itself.
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Astrology, Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics, Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism, and Occultism and esotericism.
Retained metadata contains “esoteric” in the description and “Esotericism” in the description.
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- “Esotericism”· in description
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Retained metadata contains “Astrology” in the description and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.
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Retained metadata contains “Kabbalah” in the description and “Kabbalah” in the subject metadata.
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Retained metadata contains “Mysticism” in the subject metadata.
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| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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OpenAlex scholarly book record | 2010-03-08 | — | English | — | Unknown |
Subjects
- History
- Social Sciences
- Philosophy
- Arts and Humanities
- Art
- Astrology
- Mysticism
- Archeology
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Theology
- Epistemology
- Sociology
- Religious studies
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Classics
- Kabbalah
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Gender studies
- Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
- Perspective (graphical)
- Feminism
- Religious pluralism
- Philology
- Foundationalism
- Experiential knowledge
- Pluralism (philosophy)
- Tower of Babel
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