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Book SynopsisThe Western Esoteric Traditions offers a concise history of a distinct form of philosophical spirituality extending from Hermeticism, Neo-Platonism, and Gnosticism in the early Christian era up until the present. New paradigms in medicine and science attest to the continuity of esoteric ideas into the twenty-first century.
Trade Reviewa useful introduction to a wide range of esoteric traditions and an important reminder that orthodoxy is not the only story. * Charlotte Methuen. The Journal of Theological Studies *
In his ground-breaking work Professor Goodrcik-Clarke summarizes a huge amount of research into esoteric literature across more than two millennia * Christopher Moody. Theology *
Table of Contents1. Ancient Hellenistic Sources of Western Esotericism ; 2. Italian Renaissance Magic and Kabbalah ; 3. Planetary and Angel Magic in the Renaissance ; 4. Alchemy, Paracelsus and German Naturphilosophie ; 5. Jacob Boehme and Theosophy ; 6. Rosicrucianism ; 7. High-Grade Freemasonry and Illuminism in the 18th Century ; 8. Emanuel Swedenborg ; 9. Mesmerism and Spiritualism ; 10. Ritual Magic from 1850 to the Present ; 11. Helena Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society ; 12. Modern Esotericism and New Paradigms
