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This accessible introduction by the world's leading expert explains why the study of esotericism is not a marginal pursuit but belongs at the center of modern research in the humanities . Reflecting updates in the field since the foundational publicat
Academics tend to look on 'esoteric', 'occult' or 'magical' beliefs with contempt, but are usually ignorant about the religious and philosophical traditions to which these terms refer, or their relevance to intellectual history. Wo
In Egypt during the first centuries CE, men and women would meet discreetlyin theirhomes,intemple sanctuaries, orinsolitary places to learn a powerful practice of spiritual liberation. They thought of themselves as followers of Hermes Trismegistus, the le
In Egypt during the first centuries CE, men and women would meet discreetlyin theirhomes,intemple sanctuaries, orinsolitary places to learn a powerful practice of spiritual liberation. They thought of themselves as followers of Hermes Trismegistus, the le