Contemporary esotericism

by Asprem, Egil Granholm, Kennet

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Title Statements

Full title :Contemporary esotericism / edited by Egil Asprem & Kennet Granholm.

Summary

The study of contemporary esoteric discourse has hitherto been a largely neglected part of the new academic field of Western esotericism. Contemporary Esotericism provides a broad overview and assessment of the complex world of Western esoteric thought today. Combining historiographical analysis with theories and methodologies from the social sciences, the volume explores new problems and offers new possibilities for the study of esoterica. Contemporary Esotericism studies the period since the 1950s but focuses on the last two decades. The wide range of essays are divided into four thematic sections: the intricacies of esoteric appeals to tradition; the role of popular culture, modern communication technologies, and new media in contemporary esotericism; the impact and influence of esotericism on both religious and secular arenas; and the recent de-marginalization of the esoteric in both scholarship and society.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Equinox Pub
Place of Publication:Sheffield
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

Description:x, 470 pages ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781908049322, 1908049324
oclc:ocn774500567
LC Classification:BF1411
Dewey Decimal:130

1. Introduction / Egil Asprem and Kennet Granholm -- pt. I. Tradition -- 2. Constructing esotericisms : sociological, historical and critical approaches to the invention of tradition / Egil Asprem and Kennet Granholm -- 3. Inventing Africa : esotericism and the creation of an Afrocentric tradition in America / Fredrik Gregorius -- 4. Secret lineages and de Facto Satanists : Anton LaVey's use of esoteric tradition / Per Faxneld -- 5. Perennialism and iconoclasm : Chaso Magick and the legitimacy of innovation / Colin Duggan -- pt. II. Popular culture and new media -- 6. Occulture is ordinary / Christopher Partridge -- 7. From book to bit : enacting Satanism online / Jesper Aagaard Petersen -- 8. Accessing the astral with a monitor and mouse : esoteric religion and the astral located in three-dimensional virtual realms / John L. Crow -- 9. The secrets of scientology : concealment, information control and esoteric knowledge in the world's most controversial new religion / Hugh B. Urban -- 10. Hidden knowledge, hidden powers : esotericism and conspiracy culture / Asbjørn Dyrendal -- pt. III. Esoteric transfers -- 11. Discursive transfers and reconfigurations : tracing the religious and…