Occultism in a Global Perspective

1. Introduction: Occultism in a Global Perspective, Henrik Bogdan and Gordan Djurdjevic 2. Locating the West: Problematizing the Western in Western Esotericism and Occultism, Kennet Granholm 3. The Magical Order of the Fraternitas Saturni, Hans Thomas Hakl 4. 'In communication with the powers of darkness': Satanism in turn-of-the-century Denmark, and its use as a legitimating device in present-day esotericism, Per Faxneld 5. Hidden Wisdom in the Ill-Ordered House: A Short Survey of Occultism in Former Yugoslavia, Gordan Djurdjevic 6. Occultism and Christianity in Twentieth Century Italy: Tommaso Palamidessi's Christian Magic, Francesco Baroni 7. Savitri Devi, Miguel Serrano, and the Global Phenomenon of Esoteric Hitlerism, Arthur Versluis 8. Sexual Magic and Gnosis in Colombia: Tracing the Influence of G.I. Gurdjieff on Samael Aun Weor, PiereLuigi Zoccatelli 9. Occultism in an Islamic Context: The Case of Modern Turkey From the Nineteenth Century to the Present Time, Thierry Zarconne 10. Reception of Occultism in India: The Case of the Holy Order of Krishna, Henrik Bogdan 11. Transnational Necromancy: W. B. Yeats, Izumi Kyoka, and neo-no as Occultic Stagecraft, Emily Somers 12. An Australian Original: Rosaleen Norton and her Magical Cosmology, Nevill Drury