This volume is based upon papers read during the innovative section "Western Esotericism and the Science of Religion" organized at the 17th International Congre

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Recent years have seen a spectacular rise of the New Age movement and an ever-increasing interest in its beliefs and manifestations. This fascinating work prese

Provides overview, from antiquity onwards, on various Western religious esoteric movements. This book includes topics such as: alchemy, Gnosticism, Hermeticism,

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