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Access to Western Esotericism Hardcover - 1994

by Antoine Faivre


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This is the first systematic treatment of esotericism to appear in English. Here is also a historical survey, beginning with the Alexandrean Period, of the various esoteric currents such as Christian Kabbalah, Theosophy, Alchemy, Rosicrucianism, and Hermeticism. Common characteristics of these currents are the notion of universal interdependency and the experience of spiritual transformation. The author establishes a rigorous methodology; provides clarifying definitions of such key terms as "gnosis," "theosophy," "occultism," and "Hermeticism;" and offers analysis of contemporary esotericism based on three distinct pathways. The second half of the book presents a series of studies on several important figures, works, and movements in Western esotericism--studies devoted to some of the most characteristic and illuminating aspects that this form of thought has taken, such as theosophical speculations on androgyny, rosicrucian literature, and Masonic symbolism. The book is completed by a rich and selective Bibliography conceived as a means of orientation and a tool for research.

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  • Title Access to Western Esotericism
  • Author Antoine Faivre
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 380
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher State University of New York Press, Albany, NY
  • Date 1994
  • ISBN 9780791421772 / 0791421775
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94-2064
  • Dewey Decimal Code 133.09
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Albany, NY State University of New York Press, 1994. Hardcover First Edition; First Printing indicated. First Edition; First Printing indicated. Very Good+: shows light wear to the extremities (a little heavier at the lower rear corner).The binding leans slightly, but remains perfectly secure; text clean. Bright; structurally sound and tightly bound: Remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. 369pp.Translated by Joscelyn Godwin. (S U N Y Series in Western Esoteric Traditions). Hardcover: Pictorial Laminate Boards. This is the first systematic treatment of esotericism to appear in English. Here is also a historical survey, beginning with the Alexandrean Period, of the various esoteric currents such as Christian Kabbalah, Theosophy, Alchemy, Rosicrucianism, and Hermeticism. Common characteristics of these currents are the notion of universal interdependency and the experience of spiritual transformation. The author establishes a rigorous… Read More
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