Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination
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Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination is a scholarly monograph by Wouter J. Hanegraaff that reexamines Western esotericism and Hermetic traditions through critical historical and philosophical analysis.
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| Hermetic Spirituality and the Historical Imagination canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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scholarly monograph ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify the nature of Hermetic spirituality
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rethink categories used to describe Western esotericism ⓘ |
| author | Wouter J. Hanegraaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributionTo |
reassessment of Hermetic traditions
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theory of Western esotericism ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| critiques |
simplified historiography of Hermeticism
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traditional narratives of Western esotericism ⓘ |
| examines |
construction of esoteric traditions in modern scholarship
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continuities and discontinuities in Hermetic thought ⓘ relationship between spirituality and historiography ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
esotericism studies
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intellectual history ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Hermetic spiritual practices
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historical imagination in religious studies ⓘ interpretation of Hermetic texts ⓘ modern scholarship on Western esotericism ⓘ |
| genre | academic literature ⓘ |
| hasForm |
academic text
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printed book ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical-historical
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philosophical ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
historians of ideas
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scholars of religion ⓘ students of Western esotericism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hermeticism
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Western esotericism NERFINISHED ⓘ history of religion ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Esotericism and the Academy
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New Age Religion and Western Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
critical study of esotericism
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history of ideas ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | single-author monograph ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
historical analysis
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philosophical analysis ⓘ |
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