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Book SynopsisThis volume deals with the transformation of unchurched religious creativity in the late modern West. It analyzes the ways in which the advance of science, globalization and individualism have fundamentally reshaped esoteric religious traditions, from theosophy to the New Age. This publication has also been published in hardback, please click here for details.
Trade Review'Claiming Knowledge propose une analyse fort pertinente des modalités de la construction du savoir religieux dans la modernité. Ce livre est une contribution importante à l’histore de l’ésotérisme occidental en particulier et des productions religieuses de la modernité en général.' David A. Palmer, Justificatif, 2004. 'Hammer has done a great service with his careful analysis of an understudied phenomenon in contemporary religion: the New Age. This book is a treasure of research into the roots and development of modern esotericism…offers new insight…strong book, which certainly deserves a place in the stacks of academic libraries.' T.A. Forsthoefel, Choice, 2001.
