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Libra Esoterica

Western Esotericism in Scandinavia

by Henrik Bogdan & Olav Hammer

  • First published:
  • 21st century
  • Language: English

Description

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This is the first encyclopaedic work on Western esotericism in Scandinavia. Structured along the lines of the Dictionary of Gnosis and Western Esotericsm (2005), it contains over 80 articles written by 47 specialists. It consists of critical overviews of all the major esoteric currents in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, ranging from Alchemy, Anthroposophy, and Astrology, to Theosophy, Traditionalism, and UFO Movements. This ground-breaking work is of relevance not only for scholars and students of Western esotericism, but for all with an interest in alternative religious traditions and Scandinavian intellectual history.

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Alchemy and Hermeticism, Astrology, Occultism and esotericism, Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought, and UFOs, extraterrestrials, and contact.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from crossref and openalex matched “esotericism”. Retained metadata contains “Esotericism” in the title, “esoteric” in the description, “Esotericism” in the description, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “esotericism”· via Crossref
    • “esotericism”· via OpenAlex
    • “Esotericism”· in title
    • “esoteric”· in description
    • “Esotericism”· in description
    • “Esotericism”· in edition title
  • Alchemy and Hermeticism

    Retained metadata contains “Alchemy” in the description and “Alchemy” in the subject metadata.

    • “Alchemy”· in description
    • “Alchemy”· in subject
  • Astrology

    Retained metadata contains “Astrology” in the description and “Astrology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Astrology”· in description
    • “Astrology”· in subject
  • Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought

    Retained metadata contains “Anthroposophy” in the description, “Theosophy” in the description, and “Theosophy” in the subject metadata.

    • “Anthroposophy”· in description
    • “Theosophy”· in description
    • “Theosophy”· in subject
  • UFOs, extraterrestrials, and contact

    Retained metadata contains “ufo” in the description.

    • “ufo”· in description

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Editions

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Crossref publisher-supplied book record

2016-03-31BRILLEnglish
  • 9789004302419
  • 9789004325968
Open access (gold)

Subjects

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Cataloging notes

  • Excluded source-listed direct file https://brill.com/flyer/title/32217?print=pdf&pdfGenerator=headless_chrome: Removed after HEAD, ranged GET, and ordinary GET all returned HTTP 405 on 2026-07-25; the Crossref and OpenAlex bibliographic records remain.
Catalog id
crossref:10.1163/9789004325968
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