Research Catalog

Title

The esoteric scene, cultic milieu, and occult tarot / Danny L. Jorgensen.

Author

Jorgensen, Danny L.

Publication

New York : Garland, 1992.

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Details

Description

xviii, 271 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Cults and nonconventional religious groups

Uniform Title

Cults and nonconventional religious groups.

Subject

• Occultism > United States
• Occultism > Social aspects > United States
• Tarot > United States
• Occultism
• Occultism > Social aspects
• Tarot
• Okkultismus
• Tarot
• United States
• USA

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-266) and index.

Contents

1: Observing and Participating in the Cultic Milieu. A Methodology of Participant Observation. Exploring the Cultic Milieu. Uncovering Networks of Occultists. Becoming a Member of the Esoteric Community. Analyzing and Interpreting Fieldwork Products -- 2: The Esoteric Scene in America. A Theory of Esoteric Culture. Meanings and Sources of Esotericism. Early American Magics and Occultism. New Religious Movements. Oriental Lights, the Golden Dawn, and Scientific Anomalies. The Contemporary Esoteric Scene -- 3: The Esoteric Community in the Valley. Theorizing about Cults, Sects, and the Cultic Milieu. Esoteric Culture and the Cultic Milieu. The Esoteric Community. Assessing the Cultic Milieu -- 4: Confederated Networks of Occultists. The Hermetic Assembly. The Augur Alliance. The Metaphysic Affiliation. Psychic Fairs. Networks of Occultists in Perspective -- 5: Becoming a Tarot Diviner. Becoming the Phenomenon. Encountering the Tarot. Learning Divination. Reading the Cards. Membership in Perspective -- 6: The Occult Tarot. Tarot Cards. A Hermeneutics of the Tarot. Occult Appropriation of the Cards. The Symbolic Key to Arcane Wisdom. Deliberating on the Occult Tarot -- 7: Occult Theosophies of the Tarot. Vocabularies of Occult Meaning. Grammars of Occult Meaning. Horizons of Occult Theosophy -- 8: Interpreting the Occult Tarot. A Sociological Perspective on Occult Practices. Hermetic Study and Meditation. Tarot Divination. Deciphering Occult Claims to Knowledge -- 9: Esoteric Culture and a Postmodern World. Reflections on Methodology. Esoteric Culture and Modernization. The Social Organization of Esoteric Culture. The Future of Esoteric Culture -- Appendix A: Esoteric Community Survey Form -- Appendix B: Tarot Card Reader Interview Schedule.

ISBN

• 0815307691
• 9780815307693
• 0851307691 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

92015862

OCLC

• ocm25872819
• 25872819
• SCSB-9526547

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library