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Philosophical Perspectives on Esotericism

From the 19th Century to the Present

by Olli Pitkänen

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  • 21st century
  • Language: English
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This volume offers the first systematic philosophical study of esotericism and late modern philosophy. It addresses fundamental philosophical questions related to esotericism and reveals that esoteric ideas have had decisive impact on countless important philosophers, even if this fact has been neglected in contemporary philosophy. The first part of the book is dedicated to substantial and methodological questions. What is philosophy, what is esotericism, and how should we think about their relationship? The second section is more historically oriented, and it is divided in two parts. Part I is concerned with German romanticism and idealism, with a specific focus on the influence of esotericism on Hegel and Schelling, as well as the connection between romanticism and Kabbalah in the work of Gershom Scholem. Part II explores esotericism in phenomenology, pragmatism, and post-idealism, specifically in the work of William James, Martin Heidegger, Henri Bergson, and Roy Bhaskar. Philosophical Perspectives on Esotericism will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in philosophy of religion, history of philosophy, and religious studies.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics, Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism, Occultism and esotericism, and Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from doab and oapen matched “esotericism” and “occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Esotericism” in the title, “esoteric” in the description, “Esotericism” in the description, and 4 additional metadata match(es).

    • “esotericism”· via Directory of Open Access Books
    • “occultism”· via OAPEN Library
    • “Esotericism”· in title
    • “esoteric”· in description
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    • “esoteric”· in subject
  • Kabbalah and Jewish esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from doab and oapen matched “Kabbalah”. Retained metadata contains “Kabbalah” in the description and “Kabbalah” in the subject metadata.

    • “Kabbalah”· via Directory of Open Access Books
    • “Kabbalah”· via OAPEN Library
    • “Kabbalah”· in description
    • “Kabbalah”· in subject
  • Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought

    Controlled discovery queries from doab and oapen matched “Theosophy”. Retained metadata contains “Theosophy” in the subject metadata.

    • “Theosophy”· via Directory of Open Access Books
    • “Theosophy”· via OAPEN Library
    • “Theosophy”· in subject
  • Consciousness, mysticism, and metaphysics

    Controlled discovery queries from oapen matched “mysticism”. Retained metadata contains “Mysticism” in the subject metadata.

    • “mysticism”· via OAPEN Library
    • “Mysticism”· in subject

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From the 19th Century to the Present

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2025Routledge; Taylor & FrancisEnglish
  • 9781040265161
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  • 20.500.12854/147422
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  • 20.500.12657/94158

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