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This introduction to the western esoteric traditions offers a concise overview of their historical development. I n this book, nicholas goodrickclarke, professor of western esotericism at the university of exeter, offers a historical introduction to western esoteric traditions which ranges from the ancient hellenistic sources through the renaissance to the present day. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the western esoteric traditions. While the study of western esotericism is usually confined to the history of ideas, goodrickclarke examines the phenomenon much more broadly. The author explores these traditions, from their roots in hermeticism, neoplatonism. Access to western esotericism suny series in western esoteric. The theosophical enlightenment suny series in western esoteric. It suggests that alchemy played a large part in renaissance esotericism and its rapid diffusion during the period 15501650 is directly related to its combination with neoplatonic and hermetic approaches to nature, and especially to the. Following an introduction which discusses the historiography of esotericism, the work is made up of 12. While the study of western esotericism is usually confined to the history of ideas, goodrick clarke examines the phenomenon much more broadly. Nicholas goodrickclarke explores these traditions, from their roots in hermeticism, neoplatonism, and gnosticism in the early christian era up to their reverberations in todays scientific paradigms.
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