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- Dictionary of gnosis & Western esotericism, now also Online, is the first comprehensive reference work to cover the entire domain of "Gnosis and Western esotericism" from the period of Late Antiquity to the present. Containing around 400 articles by over 180 international specialists, it provides critical overviews discussing the nature and historical development of all its important currents and manifestations, from gnosticism and hermetism to astrology, alchemy and magic, from the hermetic tradition of the Renaissance to rosicrucianism and Christian theosophy, and from freemasonry and illuminism to 19th century occultism and the contemporary New Age movement. Furthermore it contains articles about the life and work of all the major personalities in the history of gnosis and Western esotericism, discussing their ideas, significance, and historical influence. The dictionary of gnosis & Western esotericism was selected Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2006. A selection of entries: Alchemy; Amulets; Aristotelianism; Astrology; Bacon, Francis; Blake, William; Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna; Boehme, Jacob; Bogomilism; Catharism; Christian Theosophy; Comenius, Jan Amos; Clement of Alexandria; Cusa, Nicholas of; Dante Alighieri; Cryptography; Dionysius Areopagita, -Pseudo; Eriugena, Johannes Scottus; Ficino, Marsilio; Freemasonry; Gnosticism; Grail traditions; Hermes Trismegistus; Hermetic Literature; Illuminism; Intermediary Beings; Jewish Influences; Jung, Carl Gustav; Kabbalah; Magic; Manichaeism; Music; Mysticism; Neopaganism; Neoplatonism; New Age Movement; Newton, Isaac; Occult / Occultism; Paracelsus; Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni; Reincarnation; Rosicrucianism; Satanism; Scientology; Secrecy; Spiritualism; Steiner, Rudolf; Swedenborg, Emanuel; Tarot; Templars; Valentinus and Valentinians; Witchcraft (15th - 17th Centuries); Zoroaster. Dictionary of gnosis & Western esotericism is also available in print.
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- Dictionary of gnosis and Western esotericism
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- 1873-8338
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- bpop00020
- Title
Dictionary of gnosis & Western esotericism [electronic resource] / edited by Wouter J. Hanegraaff ; in collaboration with Antoine Faivre, Roelof van den Broek and Jean-Pierre Brach.
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[Leiden] : Koninklijke Brill NV, c2012.
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Brach, Jean-Pierre.
Broek, R. van den.
Faivre, Antoine, 1934-2021.
Hanegraaff, Wouter J.